RT Book, Section
A1 Ampel, Neil M.
A2 Kasper, Dennis L.
A2 Fauci, Anthony S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1141412592
T1 COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS
T2 Harrison's Infectious Diseases, 3e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259835971
LK accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1141412592
RD 2025/01/22
AB Coccidioidomycosis,  commonly  known  as  Valley  fever  (see  “Epidemiology,”  below),  is  caused  by  dimorphic  soil-dwelling  fungi  of  the  genus  Coccidioides.  Genetic  analysis  has  demonstrated  the  existence  of  two  species,  C.  immitis  and  C.  posadasii.  These  species  are  indistinguishable  with  regard  to  the  clinical  disease  they  cause  and  their  appearance  on  routine  laboratory  media.  Thus,  the  organisms  will  be  referred  to  simply  as  Coccidioides  for  the  remainder  of  this  chapter.