Epidemiology of Coccidioidomycosis in the Veterans Health Administration, 2013-2022.

ABSTRACT: We describe the epidemiology of coccidioidomycosis among a national cohort of Veterans. Using electronic health record data from adults tested for coccidioidomycosis between 1 January 2013 and 31 December 2022, we analyzed differences in baseline demographics (age, sex, race/ethnicity, birth country, comorbidities, residence, and Charlson Comorbidity Index score) between 4204 coccidioidomycosis-test-positive and 63,322 test-negative Veterans. Log-binomial regression models with adjusted risk ratios (aRRs) were used to evaluate risk factors associated with coccidioidomycosis including dissemination, hospitalization, and mortality. Case counts and incidence rates were highest in select counties in Arizona and California where Coccidioides is endemic. Coccidioidomycosis-positive Vetera

SUBMITTER: Lucero-Obusan C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10381299 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature