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Emerg Infect Dis
; 25(9): 1745-1747, 2019 09.
Artículo
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31441755
RESUMEN
Tucson, Arizona, USA, is a highly coccidioidomycosis-endemic area. We conducted a retrospective review of 815 patients in Tucson over 2.7 years. Of 276 patients with coccidioidomycosis, 246 had a delay in diagnosis; median delay was 23 days. Diagnosis delay was associated with coccidioidomycosis-related costs totaling $589,053 and included extensive antibacterial drug use.