Clinical Testing Guidance for Coccidioidomycosis, Histoplasmosis, and Blastomycosis in Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia for Primary and Urgent Care Providers.
Dallas J SmithRebecca J FreeGeorge R Thompson IiiJohn W BaddleyPeter G PappasKaitlin BenedictJeremy A W Goldnull nullLisa A TushlaTom ChillerBrendan R JacksonMitsuru TodaPublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2023)
Coccidioidomycosis, histoplasmosis, and blastomycosis are underrecognized and frequently misdiagnosed fungal infections that can clinically resemble bacterial and viral community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). This guidance is intended to help clinicians in outpatient settings test for these fungal diseases in patients with CAP to reduce misdiagnoses, unnecessary antibacterial use, and poor outcomes.