Concurrent silicosis and pulmonary mycosis at death.
To examine risk for mycosis among persons with silicosis, we examined US mortality data for 1979-2004. Persons with silicosis were more likely to die with pulmonary mycosis than were those without pneumoconiosis or those with more common pneumoconioses. Health professionals should consider enhanced risk for mycosis for silica-exposed patients.
Iossifova
Yulia
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, USA.
Bailey
Rachel
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Wood
John
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Kreiss
Kathleen
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D001195:Asbestosis / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality*; D011009:Pneumoconiosis / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality; D012829:Silicosis / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology