The Epidemiology of Mould Infections in Argentina: Review and Experience

Autor: María Laura Pereyra, Alejandra Valledor, Alejandra Hevia, Mariana Mazza, Julián Fernández, Inés Roccia Rossi, Graciela Davel, Nicolás Refojo, Maria Cecilia Dignani, María Cristina Rivas, Susana Córdoba, Ana Laborde, Ruben Abrantes, Guillermina Isla
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Current Fungal Infection Reports. 6:336-345
ISSN: 1936-377X
1936-3761
Popis: During the last decades, there has been an increasing proportion of patients susceptible to invasive fungal disease (IFD). The epidemiology of IFD varies mainly due to geography, antifungal exposure, and nosocomial reservoirs. We reviewed the Argentinean epidemiology of invasive mold disease (IMD) by analyzing laboratory and clinical data. Invasive mold disease was the second most prevalent IFD following the yeasts, with a prevalence that ranged from 0.98 to 1.31/100,000 population. The majority (60–85 %) of IMD was caused by hyalohyphomycetes followed by Mucorales (6–21 %) and phaeohyphomycetes (7–13 %). The most prevalent genera were Aspergillus (40–67 % of IMD) followed by Fusarium (10–14 %). The most prevalent species were A. fumigatus (38–50 %) followed by A. flavus (27–43 %). In immunocompromised patients in Argentina the most prevalent agents of IMD are Aspergillus, followed by Fusarium and Mucorales, while the most prevalent Aspergillus species are A. fumigatus followed by A. flavus.
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