Yone A. Chacón

Molecular epidemiology and antifungal susceptibility patterns of Aspergillus and Candida species isolated from Argentinian patients with COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis and candidemia

Katherine Hermida Alava, Mariela Soledad de Abreu, Gladys Posse, Laura López Moral et autres

• A. fumigatus infections were frequent in patients with probable CAPA in Argentina. • Non-albicans Candida species were often isolated in CAC cases from Argentina. • Candida species non-WT/resistant phenotype to at least one antifungal were found. COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA) and …

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Solitary oral paracoccidioidomycosis without pulmonary symptoms: a case report

Juan Martín Pimentel Solá, Ignacio Molina Ávila, Ruth M. Valdez, Yone A. Chacón et autres

Impact of COVID ‐19 on paracoccidioidomycosis. Which was the most influential: The pandemic or the virus?

Gustavo Giusiano, Fernanda Tracogna, Fernando Antonio Messina, Vanesa Sosa et autres

The impact of COVID-19 on paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) in Argentina and the consequences generated by the pandemic are discussed. From 2018 to 3 years after the pandemic declaration, 285 proven PCM patients were registered. No association between both diseases was documented. PCM frequency …

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Epidemiology of coccidioidomycosis in Argentina, an update

Mariana Noelia Viale, María Cecilia López-Joffre, Andrea Nora Motter, Patricia Evangelina Mansilla et autres

The National Reference Laboratory in Clinical Mycology of Argentina conducted a retrospective review of human coccidioidomycosis cases diagnosed by the National Mycology Laboratory Network of Argentina between 2010 and 2022 to determine the burden of the disease in the country. A total …

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Esporotricosis en Argentina: análisis clínico y epidemiológico

Gabriela Santiso, Fernando Antonio Messina, Alicia Irene Arechavala, Emmanuel Marín et autres

Introduction: Sporotrichosis is an implantation mycosis caused by Sporothrix spp. It is distributed worldwide and can be found in vegetation and soil. The most frequent route of infection is by trauma with elements contaminated with fungal propagules. Since domestic cats are the …

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Evaluation of the Histoplasma capsulatum 100-kilodalton antigen dot blot for the rapid diagnosis of progressive histoplasmosis in HIV/AIDS patients

Carolina Rodríguez Laboccetta, María Agustina Toscanini, Agustín Videla Garrido, Gladys Posse et autres

Among people living with HIV (PLHIV), progressive disseminated histoplasmosis (PDH) represents an important cause of mortality. Since antigen detection allows a rapid diagnosis and the instauration of a specific treatment this study aimed to evaluate the analytical performance of the Hcp100 dot …

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Clinical and Demographic Features of Paracoccidioidomycosis in Argentina: A Multicenter Study Analysis of 466 Cases

Gustavo Giusiano, Fernanda Tracogna, Gabriela Santiso, Florencia Dinorah Rojas et autres

Information on paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) in Argentina is fragmented and has historically been based on estimates, supported only by a series of a few reported cases. Considering the lack of global information, a national multicentric study in order to carry out a more …

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Role of recombinant Histoplasma capsulatum 100‐kilodalton antigen in the diagnosis of histoplasmosis among HIV/AIDS patients: Antigenuria and antibodies detection

María A. Toscanini, Carolina Rodríguez Laboccetta, Agustín Videla Garrido, Gladys Posse et autres

BACKGROUND: Diagnosing progressive disseminated histoplasmosis (PDH) is still challenging in many countries where this disease is highly endemic. Definitive diagnosis is established by culture and/or by cytology/histopathology but both procedures have limited sensitivity and cultures are time-consuming. Antibodies detection by immunodiffusion has …

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P197 Infant-juvenile paracoccidioidomycosis. Two Argentine endemic zones with different epidemiological and clinical aspects? What influences this situation?

Gustavo Giusiano, Yone A. Chacón, Ruth M. Valdez

Abstract Poster session 2, September 22, 2022, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Argentina has two endemic areas of paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM). It is noteworthy that epidemiological characteristics differ in both areas, especially in frequency, and clinical aspects of infant-juvenile PCM form (I-JF). In …

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Genomic diversity of the human pathogen Paracoccidioides across the South American continent

Marcus de Melo Teixeira, Maria Emilia Cattana, Daniel Ricardo Matute, José Francisco Muñoz et autres

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