Effect of Geography on the Analysis of Coccidioidomycosis-Associated Deaths, United States

oleh: Jason A. Noble, Robert G. Nelson, Gudeta D. Fufaa, Paul Kang, Shira Chani Shafir, John N. Galgiani

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-10-01

Deskripsi

Because coccidioidomycosis death rates vary by region, we reanalyzed coccidioidomycosis-associated mortality in the United States by race/ethnicity, then limited analysis to Arizona and California. Coccidioidomycosis-associated deaths were shown to increase among African-Americans but decrease among Native Americans and Hispanics. Separately, in a Native American cohort, diabetes co-varied with coccidioidomycosis-associated death.