Health Care Providers’ Testing Practices for Coccidioidomycosis and Histoplasmosis in Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumonia—United States, 2020
Kaitlin Benedict, Yiman Li, Noelle‐Angelique Molinari, Brendan R. Jackson
Abstract
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.
Topics & Concepts
HistoplasmosisMedicinePneumoniaCommunity-acquired pneumoniaHistoplasma capsulatumFamily medicineHealth careIntensive care medicineDermatologyInternal medicineEconomic growthEconomicsFungal Infections and StudiesAntifungal resistance and susceptibilityPneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment