Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of Survey Respondents Who Do and Do Not See Patients With Histoplasmosis
| Characteristic | Do Not See Histoplasmosis (n = 298) | See Histoplasmosis (n = 253) | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years of experience | |||
| <5 | 43 (40) | 65 (60) | <.001 |
| 5–14 | 90 (50) | 92 (50) | |
| 15–24 | 53 (56) | 41 (44) | |
| ≥25 | 112 (67) | 55 (33) | |
| Primary employment | |||
| Hospital/clinic | 123 (57) | 94 (43) | .64 |
| University/medical school | 86 (50) | 87 (50) | |
| Private practice group | 69 (54) | 59 (46) | |
| Federal government | 18 (60) | 12 (40) | |
| Military | 2 (67) | 1 (33) | |
| Primary hospital setting | |||
| University hospital | 111 (54) | 94 (46) | .51 |
| Community hospital | 84 (58) | 60 (42) | |
| Non-university teaching hospital | 69 (51) | 66 (49) | |
| City/county hospital | 12 (44) | 15 (56) | |
| VA hospital or DOD | 20 (53) | 18 (47) | |
| Outpatient only | 2 (100) | 0 (0) | |
| Census division of practicea | |||
| New England | 37 (84) | 7 (16) | <.001 |
| Mid-Atlantic | 66 (79) | 18 (21) | |
| East North Centralb | 17 (24) | 54 (76) | |
| West North Centralb | 8 (13) | 55 (87) | |
| South Atlantic | 55 (56) | 44 (44) | |
| East South Centralb | 2 (10) | 17 (90) | |
| West South Centralb | 8 (20) | 32 (80) | |
| Mountain | 19 (83) | 3 (17) | |
| Pacific | 81 (79) | 21 (21) | |
| Canada | 5 (83) | 1 (17) | |
Data are presented as No. (%). Values in bold are statistically significant.
Abbreviations: DOD, US Department of Defense; VA, Veterans Affairs.
States in the US Census Bureau divisions are as follows: New England (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut); Mid-Atlantic (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania); East North Central (Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin); West North Central (Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas); South Atlantic (Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida); East South Central (Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi); West South Central (Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas); Mountain (Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada); Pacific (Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska, Hawaii).
US Census Bureau divisions considered to be traditionally endemic for Histoplasma.