Clinical Testing Guidance for Coccidioidomycosis, Histoplasmosis, and Blastomycosis in Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumonia for Primary and Urgent Care Providers

Endemic Mycoses Diagnostic Algorithm Subject Matter Expert Group

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Clinical Testing Guidance for Coccidioidomycosis, Histoplasmosis, and Blastomycosis in Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumonia for Primary and Urgent Care Providers

Endemic Mycoses Diagnostic Algorithm Subject Matter Expert Group

School of Medicine

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Abstract

Coccidioidomycosis, histoplasmosis, and blastomycosis are underrecognized and frequently misdiagnosed fungal infections that can clinically resemble bacterial and viral community-acquired pneumonia. This guidance is intended to help outpatient clinicians test for these fungal diseases in patients with community-acquired pneumonia to reduce misdiagnoses, unnecessary antibacterial use, and poor outcomes.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1559-1563
Number of pages	5
Journal	Clinical Infectious Diseases
Volume	78
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciad619
State	Published - Jun 15 2024

Keywords

blastomycosis
coccidioidomycosis
community-acquired pneumonia
diagnostic algorithms
histoplasmosis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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Clinical Testing Guidance for Coccidioidomycosis, Histoplasmosis, and Blastomycosis in Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumonia for Primary and Urgent Care Providers. / Endemic Mycoses Diagnostic Algorithm Subject Matter Expert Group.
In: Clinical Infectious Diseases, Vol. 78, No. 6, 15.06.2024, p. 1559-1563.

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Clinical Testing Guidance for Coccidioidomycosis, Histoplasmosis, and Blastomycosis in Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumonia for Primary and Urgent Care Providers

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