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Burden of Fungal Infections in Colombia
Data with respect to the epidemiological situation of fungal diseases in Colombia is scarce. Thus, the aim of this study is to estimate the burden of fungal infections. A population projection for 2017 from the Colombian Department for National Statistics was used, as well as official information fr...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6023354/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29561795 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jof4020041 |
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author | Alvarez-Moreno, Carlos Arturo Cortes, Jorge Alberto Denning, David W. |
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description | Data with respect to the epidemiological situation of fungal diseases in Colombia is scarce. Thus, the aim of this study is to estimate the burden of fungal infections. A population projection for 2017 from the Colombian Department for National Statistics was used, as well as official information from the Ministry of Health and National Institute of Health. A bibliographical search for Colombian data on mycotic diseases and population at risk (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, HIV infection/AIDS, cancer, and transplant patients) was done. The Colombian population for 2017 was estimated at 49,291,609 inhabitants, and the estimated number of fungal infections for Colombia in 2017 was between 753,523 and 757,928, with nearly 600,000 cases of candidiasis, 130,000 cases of aspergillosis, and 16,000 cases of opportunistic infection in HIV, affecting around 1.5% of the population. In conclusion, fungal infections represent an important burden of disease for the Colombian population. Different clinical, epidemiological, and developmental scenarios can be observed in which fungal infections occur in Colombia. |
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spelling | pubmed-60233542018-07-05 Burden of Fungal Infections in Colombia Alvarez-Moreno, Carlos Arturo Cortes, Jorge Alberto Denning, David W. J Fungi (Basel) Article Data with respect to the epidemiological situation of fungal diseases in Colombia is scarce. Thus, the aim of this study is to estimate the burden of fungal infections. A population projection for 2017 from the Colombian Department for National Statistics was used, as well as official information from the Ministry of Health and National Institute of Health. A bibliographical search for Colombian data on mycotic diseases and population at risk (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, HIV infection/AIDS, cancer, and transplant patients) was done. The Colombian population for 2017 was estimated at 49,291,609 inhabitants, and the estimated number of fungal infections for Colombia in 2017 was between 753,523 and 757,928, with nearly 600,000 cases of candidiasis, 130,000 cases of aspergillosis, and 16,000 cases of opportunistic infection in HIV, affecting around 1.5% of the population. In conclusion, fungal infections represent an important burden of disease for the Colombian population. Different clinical, epidemiological, and developmental scenarios can be observed in which fungal infections occur in Colombia. MDPI 2018-03-21 /pmc/articles/PMC6023354/ /pubmed/29561795 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jof4020041 Text en © 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Alvarez-Moreno, Carlos Arturo Cortes, Jorge Alberto Denning, David W. Burden of Fungal Infections in Colombia |
title | Burden of Fungal Infections in Colombia |
title_full | Burden of Fungal Infections in Colombia |
title_fullStr | Burden of Fungal Infections in Colombia |
title_full_unstemmed | Burden of Fungal Infections in Colombia |
title_short | Burden of Fungal Infections in Colombia |
title_sort | burden of fungal infections in colombia |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6023354/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29561795 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jof4020041 |
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