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Taylor, Gretchen E

0000-0002-7680-6428

Mayo Clinic

Research Trainee in the Division of Infectious Diseases (Tisekar and Aboalmaaty, Limited Tenure), Division of Hospital Internal Medicine (Taylor), and Division of Infectious Diseases (Blair), Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

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Coccidioidomycosis Testing Among Patients Hospitalized With Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Open Forum Infectious Diseases | August 1, 2026 | Volume: 13 | Issue: 8 | Pages: No page available

10.1093/ofid/ofag499 | PMID 42592041

Abstract Among 1141 inpatients from Arizona with community-acquired pneumonia, 865 (75.8%) were tested for Coccidioides infection and 85 (9.8%) had positive results. Patients more commonly underwent testing if they had concerning radiographs, fever, dyspnea, or fatigue. Patients with night sweats, rash, headache, or eosinophilia more commonly had positive results.