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Coccidioides
Medical Definition: | A mitosporic fungal genus which causes COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS. |
Guide Notes: | do not confuse with the sporozoon COCCIDIA; "coccidioidal" refers to COCCIDIOIDES: do not confuse with "coccidial" (refers to COCCIDIA); infection = COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS |
Also Called: | Coccidioides immitis |
Coccidioides Medical Definitions and Terms
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