PMID- 30230974
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20191023
LR  - 20191023
IS  - 1545-9632 (Electronic)
IS  - 1545-9624 (Linking)
VI  - 15
IP  - 12
DP  - 2018 Dec
TI  - Occupational Coccidioidomycosis in a heavy equipment operator.
PG  - 841-846
LID - 10.1080/15459624.2018.1524149 [doi]
AB  - This article describes a case of Coccidioidomycosis pneumonia in an individual 
      who worked in the McKittrick Oil Field, Kern County, California, for 15 days 
      during an approximate 1-month period in 2016. Coccidioidomycosis is caused by 
      inhaling spores of Coccidioides immitis (C. immitis), a soil fungus endemic in 
      regions of California, most notably the San Joaquin Valley. In California, Kern 
      County has the highest incidence rate of Coccidioidomycosis, and the McKittrick 
      Oil Field lies within the most highly endemic part of Kern County. The affected 
      individual, who resided in a nonendemic state, traveled to Kern County to operate 
      heavy equipment and also perform some laborer tasks. He experienced substantial 
      exposure to soil dust without wearing adequate respiratory protection. 
      Consideration of the relative amounts of soil dust exposure due to the 
      individual's oil field work vs. ambient air permits a conclusion that his 
      infection was work-related. In addition to respiratory protection, some measures 
      needed to reduce soil dust exposure during construction work in areas endemic for 
      C. immitis are discussed.
FAU - Nicas, Mark
AU  - Nicas M
AD  - a School of Public Health, University of California , Berkeley California.
LA  - eng
PT  - Case Reports
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - England
TA  - J Occup Environ Hyg
JT  - Journal of occupational and environmental hygiene
JID - 101189458
RN  - 0 (Dust)
SB  - IM
MH  - California/epidemiology
MH  - *Coccidioides
MH  - Coccidioidomycosis/*epidemiology/etiology
MH  - *Construction Industry
MH  - Dust
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Occupational Exposure/*adverse effects
MH  - Oil and Gas Fields
MH  - Soil Microbiology
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Coccidioidomycosis
OT  - soil fungus exposure
EDAT- 2018/09/20 06:00
MHDA- 2019/10/24 06:00
CRDT- 2018/09/20 06:00
PHST- 2018/09/20 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2019/10/24 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2018/09/20 06:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1080/15459624.2018.1524149 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Occup Environ Hyg. 2018 Dec;15(12):841-846. doi: 10.1080/15459624.2018.1524149.