Hospitalizations associated with disseminated coccidioidomycosis, Arizona and California, USA

Abstract

We analyzed hospitalization databases from Arizona and California for disseminated coccidioidomycosis- associated hospitalizations among immunocompetent persons. Racial/ethnic disease ratios were characterized by a higher incidence of hospitalization among blacks compared with other groups. This finding suggests that HIV infection, AIDS, and primary immune conditions are not a major factor in this disparity.