Delays in Coccidioidomycosis Diagnosis and Associated Healthcare Utilization, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
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.
['Donovan|Fariba M|FM|', 'Wightman|Patrick|P|', 'Zong|Yue|Y|', 'Gabe|Luke|L|', 'Majeed|Aneela|A|', 'Ynosencio|Tiffany|T|', 'Bedrick|Edward J|EJ|', 'Galgiani|John N|JN|']
D001130:Arizona D003047:Coccidioidomycosis D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis D057210:Delayed Diagnosis D005260:Female D006801:Humans D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal D008297:Male D008499:Medical Records D008875:Middle Aged D012189:Retrospective Studies
coccidioidomycosis Tucson Arizona delay in diagnosis Valley fever antimicrobial drugs fungi healthcare cost