Benedict Kaitlin, Li Yiman, Molinari Noelle Angelique M, Jackson Brendan R
Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021 Jan 18;8(2):ofab020. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofab020. eCollection 2021 Feb.
Laboratory testing is required to distinguish coccidioidomycosis and histoplasmosis from other types of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). In this nationwide survey of 1258 health care providers, only 3.7% reported frequently testing CAP patients for coccidioidomycosis and 2.8% for histoplasmosis. These diseases are likely underdiagnosed, and increased awareness is needed.
需要进行实验室检测,以将球孢子菌病和组织胞浆菌病与其他类型的社区获得性肺炎(CAP)区分开来。在这项针对1258名医疗服务提供者的全国性调查中,只有3.7%的人报告经常对CAP患者进行球孢子菌病检测,2.8%的人报告经常进行组织胞浆菌病检测。这些疾病可能未得到充分诊断,需要提高认识。