Delays in coccidioidomycosis diagnosis and relationship to healthcare utilization, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Rachel Ginn; Ralph Mohty; Keri Lyn Bollmann; Jessica Goodsell; Guillermo Mendez; Barrie Bradley; John N. Galgiani

doi:10.3201/eid2509.190019

Delays in coccidioidomycosis diagnosis and relationship to healthcare utilization, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Rachel Ginn, Ralph Mohty, Keri Lyn Bollmann, Jessica Goodsell, Guillermo Mendez, Barrie Bradley, John N. Galgiani

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We developed an electronic records methodology to programmatically estimate the date of first appearance of coccidioidomycosis symptoms in patients. We compared the diagnostic delay with overall healthcare utilization charges. Many patients (46%) had delays in diagnosis of >1 month. Billed healthcare charges before diagnosis increased with length of delay.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1742-1744
Number of pages	3
Journal	Emerging infectious diseases
Volume	25
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2509.190019
State	Published - 2019

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Epidemiology
Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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