Cannabis use and fungal infections in a commercially insured population, United States, 2016

Kaitlin Benedict; George R. Thompson; Brendan R. Jackson

doi:10.3201/EID2606.191570

Cannabis use and fungal infections in a commercially insured population, United States, 2016

Kaitlin Benedict, George R. Thompson, Brendan R. Jackson

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Case reports have identified invasive fungal diseases in persons who use cannabis, and fungal contamination of cannabis has been described. In a large health insurance claims database, persons who used cannabis were 3.5 (95% CI 2.6-4.8) times more likely than persons who did not use cannabis to have a fungal infection in 2016.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1308-1310
Number of pages	3
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	26
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/EID2606.191570
State	Published - Jun 2020

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Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases
Epidemiology

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