Coccidioides:Epidemiology
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found in desert regions in the southwestern US and in Mexico; you can indeed get cocci in SD or LA
risk factors involve disturbing soil
most common in the fall
variable year-to-year
Pathogenesis
organism is inhaled
sx in 35-60%
95% of infections resolve spontaneously in the immunocompetent
about 5% either linger for months or disseminate beyond the lungs
there is a much higher rate of dissemination in the immunocompromised
Category: Microbiology Notes
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