Browsing by Author "Gómez, Beatriz L."
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AIDS-Related Mycoses: Updated Progress and Future Priorities
"Serious fungal infections continue to devastate people living with HIV and remain a leading cause of infection-related deaths in this population, second only to tuberculosis. The third AIDS-related mycoses workshop updated ...
Artículo. 2020
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Characterising atypical Candida albicans clinical isolates from six third-level hospitals in Bogotá, Colombia
Background: Candida species are the most frequently found fungal pathogens causing nosocomial disease in a hospital setting. Such species must be correctly identified to ensure that appropriate control measures are taken ... Artículo. 2015
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Clinical and laboratory profile of persons living with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome and histoplasmosis from a Colombian hospital
Histoplasmosis is common among persons living with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (PLWHA) in Latin America, but its diagnosis is difficult and often nonspecific. We conducted prospective ... Artículo. 2016
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Evaluation of a Histoplasma antigen lateral flow assay for the rapid diagnosis of progressive disseminated histoplasmosis in Colombian patients with AIDS
"Background: Progressive disseminated histoplasmosis (PDH) is an important cause of mortality in persons living with HIV (PLHIV), especially in countries where patients have limited access to antiretroviral therapies and ... Artículo. 2020
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Histoplasmosis y sida: factores de riesgo clínicos y de laboratorio asociados al pronóstico de la enfermedad
La baja especificidad de los signos y síntomas presentes en el paciente con infección por el virus de inmunodeficiencia humana y con HDP concomitante dificulta grandemente su diagnóstico. La elección de la terapia antimicótica ... Artículo. 2012
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Implementation of a training course increased the diagnosis of histoplasmosis in Colombia
Histoplasmosis causes a significant mortality, especially persons living with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) from developing countries where access to both appropriate diagnostic ... Artículo. 2015
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Paracoccidioides brasiliensis PbP27 gene: Knockdown procedures and functional characterization
"Paracoccidioides brasiliensis PbP27 gene encodes a protein localized in both the fungal cytoplasm and cell wall. The parasitic infectious form produces this protein preferentially with the gene's expression varying between ... Artículo. 2014
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Paracoccidioidomycosis: Latin America's own fungal disorder
"Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a systemic, endemic fungal disorder restricted to Latin America (Mexico to Argentina); Brazil accounts for the largest number of cases. Imported cases diagnosed in North America, Europe and ... Artículo. 2012
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The fight against HIV-associated disseminated histoplasmosis in the Americas: Unfolding the different stories of four centers
"Disseminated histoplasmosis is a major opportunistic infection of HIV-infected patients, killing thousands in Latin America each year. Yet, it remains a neglected disease that is often confused with tuberculosis, for lack ... Artículo. 2019
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The important role of co-infections in patients with AIDS and progressive disseminated histoplasmosis (PDH) : A cohort from Colombia
A total of 23/45 (51%) patients with AIDS and histoplasmosis from Medellín, Colombia had other infections. Tuberculosis was the most common (n = 16/23, 70%). Pneumocystosis and cryptococcosis were found in three patients ... Artículo. 2018
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Whole-genome sequencing to determine origin of multinational outbreak of Sarocladium kiliense bloodstream infections
We used whole-genome sequence typing (WGST) to investigate an outbreak of Sarocladium kiliense bloodstream infections (BSI) associated with receipt of contaminated antinausea medication among oncology patients in Colombia ... Artículo. 2016
