Fevers of unknown origin remain one of the most difficult diagnostic challenges in medicine.
Because fever of unknown origin may be caused by over 200 malignant/neoplastic …

Coccidioides immitis and C. posadasii are two highly pathogenic dimorphic fungal species
that are endemic in the arid areas of the new world, including the region from west Texas to …

It is important to realize that guidelines cannot always account for individual variation among
patients. They are not intended to supplant physician judgment with respect to particular …

This report updates and combines earlier versions of guidelines for the prevention and
treatment of opportunistic infections (OIs) in HIV-infected adults (ie, persons aged> 18 years) …

Population-based active laboratory surveillance for invasive mycotic infections was
conducted during 1992 and 1993 in three California counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, and …

Coccidioidomycosis is a fungal disease with protean manifestations endemic to the Lower
Sonoran Life Zone, which includes the hot deserts of the southwestern United States and …

Coccidioides immitis, the primary pathogenic fungus that causes coccidioidomycosis, is
most commonly found in the deserts of the southwestern United States and Central and …

Coccidioidomycosis is caused by the dimorphic fungi in the genus Coccidioides. These
fungi live as mycelia in the soil of desert areas of the American Southwest, and when the …

Tropical mycoses vary from the commonplace to the rare and exotic but they are seen
regularly even as imported conditions and it is important to consider the diagnosis, where …

Histoplasmosis and coccidioidomycosis are serious opportunistic infections in patients with
AIDS who reside in areas of endemicity of the United States and Central and South America …