| coccidioides immitis fungemia: clinical features and survival in 33 adult patients. | coccidioides immitis is a fungus endemic to the southwestern united states. susceptible hosts, including blacks, hispanics, filipinos, native americans, and those with compromised immunity, may develop disseminated disease, including fungemia. we retrospectively reviewed the records of all patients (n = 33) with coccidioides immitis fungemia (cif) at a 550-bed public hospital in phoenix, arizona, from 1990 to 2002. this is the largest reported series of cif. the purpose of the study was to revie ... | 2007 | 17234479 |