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Fungal Disease Response Centre: Pioneering Diagnostic Approach for Regions With Dispersed Hospital Centres.
Mycoses
January 2025
Laboratorio de Micología y Diagnóstico Molecular-Cátedra de Parasitología y Micología-Bioquímica, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina.
Background: Access to fungal disease diagnosis is crucial for reducing mortality, yet it varies widely across Argentina, especially outside Buenos Aires. In regions like Santa Fe and Paraná, where most healthcare facilities are under 150 beds, maintaining specialised mycology labs is challenging.
Objectives: This work describes the establishment and first-year results of a centralised Fungal Disease Response Centre (FDRC) and referral network serving this region, covering approximately 1 million inhabitants.
Imported Systemic Endemic Mycoses in Spain 1997-2021: An Analysis of a National Hospital Database.
Mycoses
January 2025
Clinical Medicine Department, Miguel Hernández University, Elche, Spain.
Background: Systemic endemic mycoses are systemic fungal infections typically found in tropical and subtropical regions. Their global incidence is rising, including in nonendemic countries, mainly due to migration and international travel. They are a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, especially in immunocompromised patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDisseminated histoplasmosis in a 4-month-old infant presenting with prolonged fever and pancytopenia: A case report.
J Mycol Med
January 2025
University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria, Peoria, IL, USA; Children's Hospital of Illinois, Peoria, IL, USA. Electronic address:
Background: Histoplasmosis is the most prevalent endemic mycosis in the United States, typically affecting immunocompromised individuals. Diagnosis of histoplasmosis in immunocompetent patients is rare, particularly among young infants, with only a few cases reported.
Case Presentation: We present a 4-month-old female with a history of prematurity who initially presented with 11 days of fever.
Fungal Ball in Ascending Aorta: Disseminated Histoplasmosis 20 Years After Aneurysm Repair.
Ann Thorac Surg Short Rep
June 2024
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
, an Ascomycetes fungus, is the responsible pathogen for histoplasmosis. Although often asymptomatic, around 1% of cases progress to disseminated infection. Endovascular graft infections with this fungus have been reported, particularly on abdominal aortic or aortofemoral bypass grafts.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDisseminated nocardiosis in a patient with AIDS and B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: a case report.
BMC Infect Dis
January 2025
Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitario de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela.
Background: Disseminated nocardiosis is a rare and potentially fatal disease, with a higher incidence in immunocompromised patients, such as those living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or hematological malignancies, including lymphoma. Information on Nocardia spp. infection in Venezuela is limited.
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