TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Lung Infection, Coccidioidomycosis A1 - Doherty, Gerard M. PY - 2010 T2 - Quick Answers Surgery AB - • Infection occurs by inhalation of 1-10 spores, germination, and rupture causing spread of infection• Persistent infection 6-8 wks after primary classified into 5 types:1. Persistent pneumonia2. Chronic progressive pneumonia3. Miliary coccidioidomycosis4. Coccidioidal nodules5. Pulmonary cavities SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58093848 ER -