Background: Invasive fungal infections are common opportunistic diseases in
patients with AIDS, other conditions related to immunodeficiency and healthy
infants. Most publications on this subject are related to industrialized
countries, and in adult population, with limited data in Latin America (except
for Brazil, Colombia, and Argentina), and especially in pediatric population.
These patients present a variety of clinical manifestations representing a
diagnostic and therapeutic challenge for the health system. Objective:
The objective of the study is to describe the epidemiological and laboratory
characteristics of children with invasive fungal infections in Guatemala. Methods:
A review of the microbiology service database was carried outatRoosevelt
Hospital in Guatemala. Positive cultures were taken from children under 15
years of age, in a period of seven years, from 2007 to 2014, with its
correspondingmedical history. Results: Finally, 23 isolates were documented but
only 15 patients were included in the study with complete information; 10 Histoplasma capsulatumcases, 4 Cryptococcus
neoformans
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