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Geographic distribution of endemic fungal infections among older persons, United States

Geographic distribution of endemic fungal infections among older persons, United States

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Geographic distribution of endemic fungal infections among older persons, United States

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Full title

Geographic distribution of endemic fungal infections among older persons, United States

Publisher

United States: U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases

Journal title

Emerging infectious diseases, 2011-09, Vol.17 (9), p.1664-1669

Language

English

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United States: U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases

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Contents

To investigate the epidemiology and geographic distribution of histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis, and blastomycosis in older persons in the United States, we evaluated a random 5% sample of national Medicare data from 1999 through 2008. We calculated national, regional, and state-based incidence rates and determined 90-day postdiagnosis mortality...

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Full title

Geographic distribution of endemic fungal infections among older persons, United States

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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_494e9588857645a4a88f1a4907c18da7

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_494e9588857645a4a88f1a4907c18da7

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ISSN

1080-6040

E-ISSN

1080-6059

DOI

10.3201/eid1709.101987

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