Coccidioidomycosis Seroincidence and Risk among Military Personnel, Naval Air Station Lemoore, San Joaquin Valley, California, USA1

Ellis G.C.; Lanteri C.A.; Hsieh H.-C.; Graf P.C.F.; Pineda G.; Crum-Cianflone N.F.; Berjohn C.M.; Sanders T.; Maves R.C.; Deiss R. · Emerging Infectious Diseases (2022) · DOI: 10.3201/eid2809.220652

Resumen

We conducted a retrospective cohort study that tested 2,000 US military personnel for Coccidioides antibodies in a disease-endemic region. The overall incidence of seroconversion was 0.5 cases/100 person-years; 12.5% of persons who seroconverted had illnesses requiring medical care. No significant association was found between demographic characteristics and seroconversion or disease.