Browsing by Author "Gómez, Beatriz L."

Characterising atypical Candida albicans clinical isolates from six third-level hospitals in Bogotá, Colombia

Rodriguez-Leguizamon, Giovanni; Fiori, Alessandro; López, Luisa F.; Gómez, Beatriz L.; Parra-Giraldo, Claudia M.; Gómez-López, Arley; Suárez, Carlos F.; Ceballos, Andrés; Van Dijck, Patrick; Patarroyo, Manuel A.

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

Clinical and laboratory profile of persons living with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome and histoplasmosis from a Colombian hospital

Caceres, Diego H.; Tobón, Angela M.; Ahlquist Cleveland, Angela; Scheel, Christina M.; Berbesi, Dedsy Y.; Ochoa, Jesús; Restrepo, Angela; Brandt, Mary E.; Chiller, Tom; Gómez, Beatriz L.

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

Implementation of a training course increased the diagnosis of histoplasmosis in Colombia

Caceres, Diego H.; Zuluaga, Alejandra; Arango-Bustamante, Karen; de Bedout, Catalina; Tobón, Ángela Maria; Restrepo, Ángela; Gómez, Beatriz L.; Cano, Luz Elena; González, Ángel

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

The important role of co-infections in patients with AIDS and progressive disseminated histoplasmosis (PDH) : A cohort from Colombia

Caceres, Diego H.; Tobón, Ángela M.; Restrepo, Ángela; Chiller, Tom; Gómez, Beatriz L.

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

Whole-genome sequencing to determine origin of multinational outbreak of Sarocladium kiliense bloodstream infections

Etienne, Kizee A.; Roe, Chandler C.; Smith, Rachel M.; Vallabhaneni, Snigdha; Duarte-Rey, Carolina; Escandón, Patricia; Castañeda, Elizabeth; Gómez, Beatriz L.; Bedout, Catalina de; López, Luisa F.; Salas, Valentina; Hederra, Luz Maria; Fernández, Jorge; Pidal, Paola; Hormazabel, Juan Carlos; Otaíza-O’Ryan, Fernando; Vannberg, Fredrik O.; Gillece, John; Lemmer, Darrin; Driebe, Elizabeth M.; Engelthaler, David M.; Litvintseva, Anastasia P.

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