PedAM
Pediatric Disease Annotations & Medicines
| Disease | coccidioidomycosis |
| Phenotype | C0026946|fungal infection |
| Sentences | 1 |
| PubMedID- 21143974 | Among all the endemic fungal infections, coccidioidomycosis has generated a great interest in vaccine development because a prior infection engenders immunity, a large number of relapses and clinical failures are reported with the use of conventional antifungal-agents, the disease produces a significant burden of morbidity, the rate of infection is increasing in endemic areas [3], and most importantly, coccidioides poses a risk of bioterrorism [4]. |
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