Coccidioidomycosis: first cases reported in Pernambuco, Brazil

Coccidioidomycosis: first cases reported in Pernambuco, Brazil

ABSTRACT Coccidioidomycosis is a fungal infection caused by Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides posadasii. These fungi are known to thrive in desert climate. Fungi produce infectious arthroconidia in soil, they are aerosolized in the air and when inhaled by humans, usually cause infections such as...

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Main Authors: Paulo Sergio Ramos de Araújo, Valter Romão de Souza Junior, Carlos Eduardo Padilha, Marta Iglis de Oliveira, Luciana Cardoso Arraes, Roberto Vieira, Ana Antunes, Reginaldo Goncalves de Lima Neto, Armando Marsden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2018-11-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Coccidioidomycosis
Pneumonia
Armadillos
Brazil
Coccidioides immitis
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