Volume 6, Number 1—February 2000
Synopsis
Coccidioidomycosis in New York State
Vishnu Chaturvedi*†
, Rama Ramani*, Sally Gromadzki*, Birgit Rodeghier*, Hwa-Gan Chang*, and Dale L. Morse*†
, Rama Ramani*, Sally Gromadzki*, Birgit Rodeghier*, Hwa-Gan Chang*, and Dale L. Morse*†
Table 1
Coccidioidomycosis hospital discharge data, New York State, 1992–1997
| Characteristic | N | (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Total hospitalizations | 181 | |
| Total patients | 161 | |
| Male | 93 | (58) |
| Female | 68 | (42) |
| Race | ||
| White | 128 | (79) |
| Black | 18 | (11) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 2 | (1) |
| Other | 9 | (6) |
| Unknown | 4 | (3) |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Hispanic | 4 | (2) |
| Non-hispanic | 151 | (94) |
| Unknown | 6 | (4) |
| Coccidioidomycosis diagnosis | ||
| Primary | 75 | (41) |
| Secondary | 106 | (59) |
| Concurrent diagnosis | ||
| HIV | 32 | (20) |
| Cancer | 16 | (10) |
| Died while in hospital | 18 | (11) |
| Mean length of stay (days) | 16 | |
| Age range (yrs) | 0-93 | (median 58) |
| Mean hospital charge | $22,516.00 | |
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