@article{5c819d001d7741618a4a5a0ae406e20c,
title = "Delays in coccidioidomycosis diagnosis and associated healthcare utilization, Tucson, Arizona, USA",
abstract = "Tucson, Arizona, USA, is a highly coccidioidomycosis-endemic area. We conducted a retrospective review of 815 patients in Tucson over 2.7 years. Of 276 patients with coccidioidomycosis, 246 had a delay in diagnosis; median delay was 23 days. Diagnosis delay was associated with coccidioidomycosis-related costs totaling \$589,053 and included extensive antibacterial drug use.",
author = "Donovan, \{Fariba M.\} and Patrick Wightman and Yue Zong and Luke Gabe and Aneela Majeed and Tiffany Ynosencio and Bedrick, \{Edward J.\} and Galgiani, \{John N.\}",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (contract no. 200-2017-95513). Funding Information: This work was supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All rights reserved.",
year = "2019",
doi = "10.3201/eid2509.190023",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "25",
pages = "1745--1747",
journal = "Emerging infectious diseases",
issn = "1080-6040",
publisher = "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)",
number = "9",
}