Cunningham Cody A, Brown Ashlyn T, Ravi Srekar N, Bearss Jeremiah J, O'Shea Michael P, Elshaer Amani K, Biondi Matt V, Seddighzadeh Bobak, Elmasry Sandra N, Havanur Amogh, Mahajan Avanika, Savic Juliana, Alozie Nneoma U, Rappaport Douglas, Urumov Andrej, Blair Janis E
Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.
Department of Emergency Medicine, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Open Forum Infect Dis. 2024 Aug 12;11(8):ofae461. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofae461. eCollection 2024 Aug.
Coccidioidomycosis is a common cause of community-acquired pneumonia in endemic regions. Approximately 20 000 cases of coccidioidomycosis occur annually; however, this statistic is limited by a widespread lack of testing. Here, we analyze emergency medicine provider attitudes toward coccidioidal testing and assess the effect of an intervention to improve testing rates.
球孢子菌病是流行地区社区获得性肺炎的常见病因。每年约有20000例球孢子菌病病例发生;然而,这一统计数据因广泛缺乏检测而受限。在此,我们分析了急诊医学提供者对球孢子菌检测的态度,并评估了一项旨在提高检测率的干预措施的效果。