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Epidemiology of opportunistic fungal infections in Latin America

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Nucci, Marcio, Queiroz‐Telles, Flavio, Tobón, Angela M., Restrepo, Angela, Colombo, Arnaldo L.·2010·Clinical Infectious Diseases

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This review discusses the epidemiology of the most clinically relevant opportunistic fungal infections in Latin America, including candidiasis, cryptococcosis, trichosporonosis, aspergillosis, and fusariosis. The epidemiologic features, including incidence, of some of these mycoses are markedly different in Latin America than they are in other parts of the world. The most consistent epidemiologic data are available for candidemia, with a large prospective study in Brazil reporting an incidence that is 3- to 15-fold higher than that reported in studies from North America and Europe. Species distribution also differs: in Latin America, the most common Candida species (other than Candida albicans) causing bloodstream infections are Candida parapsilosis or Candida tropicalis, rather than Candida glabrata.

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Authors
Nucci, M., Queiroz‐Telles, F., Tobón, A. M., Restrepo, A., & Colombo, A. L.
Affiliations
Universidade Federal de São Paulo (BR)
Venue
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Published
2010-09
Volume
51
Issue
5
Pages
561-570
ISSN
  • 1058-4838 (ISSN-L)
  • 1537-6591
OpenAlex
W2102682393
Cited by
280
References
100
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FWCI
2.51
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Clinical Infectious Diseases (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Institutional Repository University of Antioquia (University of Antioquia) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Fungal Infections and Studies
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies
Keywords
opportunistic fungal infection, candidemia, candidiasis, cryptococcosis, trichosporonosis, aspergillosis, fusariosis, Latin America, incidence, Candida species distribution, Candida parapsilosis, Candida tropicalis, Candida glabrata, bloodstream infection
MeSH terms
Humans, Latin America, Mycoses, Opportunistic Infections

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