Open AccessTHE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS
Author(s) -
Е. Н. Кочубеева,
A. V. Lipnitskiy,
М. А. Гришина
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
èpidemiologiâ i infekcionnye bolezni
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2411-3026
pISSN - 1560-9529
DOI - 10.17816/eid40725
Subject(s) - epidemiology , coccidioides immitis , coccidioides , mycosis , disease , medicine , dimorphic fungus , endemic disease , intensive care medicine , dermatology , pathology , immunology , biology , genetics , yeast
Coccidioidomycosis - a respiratory disease caused by a dimorphic fungi of the genus Coccidioides. It is endemic mycosis, and therefore for accurate and timely diagnosis it is necessary to collect epidemiological history with taking into account the patient's stay in endemic districts. Causative agents of coccidioidomycosis in saprobe phase grow and multiply in soils of United States, as well as of some regions of Central and South America. In addition, imported cases of coccidioidomycosis were diagnosed in many countries over the world.