Concurrent Silicosis and Pulmonary Mycosis at Death

Concurrent Silicosis and Pulmonary Mycosis at Death

To examine risk for mycosis among persons with silicosis, we examined US mortality data for 1979–2004. Persons with silicosis were more likely to die with pulmonary mycosis than were those without pneumoconiosis or those with more common pneumoconioses. Health professionals should consider enhanced...

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Main Authors: Yulia Iossifova, Rachel Bailey, John Wood, Kathleen Kreiss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
pneumoconioses
mycoses
silicosis
aspergillosis
coccidioidodomycosis
asbestosis
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/2/09-0824_article
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Summary:To examine risk for mycosis among persons with silicosis, we examined US mortality data for 1979–2004. Persons with silicosis were more likely to die with pulmonary mycosis than were those without pneumoconiosis or those with more common pneumoconioses. Health professionals should consider enhanced risk for mycosis for silica-exposed patients.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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