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International journal of Immunopathology, allergology, infectology.

Modern aspects of coccidioidomycosis laboratory diagnosis

Murugova A.A., Polovets N.V., Lipnitsky A.V., Surkova R.S.

Federal Government Health Institution «Volgograd Plague control Researsh Institute» of Federal Service for Surveillance in the Sphere of Consumers Rights Protection and Human Welfare, Volgograd

Coccidioidomycosis is a disease caused by fungi Coccidioides spp. Clinical manifestations range from asymptomatic to severe disseminated forms. The disease is endemic to the southwestern United States and many countries of Central and South America. The lack of specific symptoms and X-ray picture makes impossible to diagnosis without laboratory confirmation. Our review is about the modern features of coccidioidomycosis laboratory diagnostics.

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Coccidioidomycosis, genus Coccidioides, laboratory diagnostics.

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10.14427/jipai.2021.4.54

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Murugova A.A., Polovets N.V., Lipnitsky A.V., Surkova R.S. Immunopathology, allergology, infectology 2021; 4:54-59. DOI: 10.14427/jipai.2021.4.54