Frequency and Duration of, and Risk Factors for, Diagnostic Delays Associated with Histoplasmosis.

ABSTRACT: Histoplasmosis is often confused with other diseases leading to diagnostic delays. We estimated the incidence, length of, and risk factors for, diagnostic delays associated with histoplasmosis. Using data from IBM Marketscan, 2001-2017, we found all patients with a histoplasmosis diagnosis. We calculated the number of visits that occurred prior to the histoplasmosis diagnosis and the number of visits with symptomatically similar diagnoses (SSDs). Next, we estimated the number of visits that represented a delay using a simulation-based approach. We also computed the number of potential opportunities for diagnosis that were missed for each patient and the length of time between the first opportunity and the diagnosis. Finally, we identified risk factors for diagnostic delays using a logistic

SUBMITTER: Miller AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9143509 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature