Correction: Vol. 12, No. 6.In "Coccidioidomycosis coccidioidomycosis /coc·cid·i·oi·do·my·co·sis/ (-oi?do-mi-ko´sis) infection with Coccidioides immitis, a respiratory infection due to spore inhalation, varying from a coldlike condition to severe symptoms like those of influenza (primary c.), or sometimes a virulent, progressive granulomatous disease involving cutaneous and subcutaneous tissues, viscera, the central nervous system, and lungs (secondary c.) . as a Common Cause Common Cause, U.S. organization that seeks a "reordering of national priorities and revitalization of the public process to make our political and governmental institutions more responsive to the needs of the nation and its citizens." Established in 1970 by John W. Gardner, it succeeded the Urban Coalition Action Council, founded in 1968. of Community-acquired Pneumonia," by Lisa Valdivia Valdivia, city (1990 est. pop. 113,500), capital of Valdivia prov., S central Chile, on the Valdivia River. It is a leading commercial and industrial center. Founded in 1552, it was a fortress in the defense against the Araucanians and was a royalist center during the war of liberation. The city did not grow until the arrival in the mid-19th cent. of German immigrants who founded the first industries (beer and shoes). et al., an error occurred in the last sentence on page 961 that continues on page 962. The sentence should read "By using these entry criteria, we found that 3 of the 12 patients with valley fever vall·ey fever (v  l  )n. who underwent radiographic examination had normal radiographs, which is consistent with results of a previous study (3), but did not adhere to Infectious Diseases Society of America or American Lung Association definitions of pneumonia (19)." See coccidioidomycosis. The corrected text appears in the online article at http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no06/06-0028.htm We regret any confusion this error may have caused. |
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