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Puerta-Arias JD, Isaza Agudelo JP, Naranjo Preciado TW. Identification and production of novel potential pathogen-specific biomarkers for diagnosis of histoplasmosis. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0093923. [PMID: 37882565 PMCID: PMC10714873 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.00939-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023] Open
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IMPORTANCE Histoplasmosis is considered one of the most important mycoses due to the increasing number of individuals susceptible to develop severe clinical forms, particularly those with HIV/AIDS or receiving immunosuppressive biological therapies, the high mortality rates reported when antifungal treatment is not initiated in a timely manner, and the limitations of conventional diagnostic methods. In this context, there is a clear need to improve the capacity of diagnostic tools to specifically detect the fungal pathogen, regardless of the patient's clinical condition or the presence of other co-infections. The proposed novel pathogen-specific biomarkers have the potential to be used in immunodiagnostic platforms and antifungal treatment monitoring in histoplasmosis. In addition, the bioinformatics strategy used in this study could be applied to identify potential diagnostic biomarkers in other models of fungal infection of public health importance.
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- Juan David Puerta-Arias
- Medical and Experimental Mycology Group, Corporación para Investigaciones Biológicas (CIB-UdeA-UPB-UDES), Medellín, Colombia
- School of Health Sciences, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia
- Universidad de Santander (UDES), Facultad de Ciencias Médicas y de la Salud, Bucaramanga, Colombia
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- Medical and Experimental Mycology Group, Corporación para Investigaciones Biológicas (CIB-UdeA-UPB-UDES), Medellín, Colombia
- School of Health Sciences, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia
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Frequency of Invasive Fungal Disease in Adults: Experience of a Specialized Laboratory in Medellín, Colombia (2009-2015). J Fungi (Basel) 2020; 6:jof6010039. [PMID: 32244949 PMCID: PMC7151061 DOI: 10.3390/jof6010039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2020] [Revised: 03/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Invasive fungal diseases (IFD) contribute significantly to worldwide morbidity and mortality, but their frequency is not well-described in some countries. The present work describes the frequency of IFD in a specialized laboratory in Colombia. A retrospective, descriptive study was implemented between March 2009 and December 2015. Results: 13,071 patients with clinical suspicion of IFD were referred during the study period, from which 33,516 biological samples were processed and analyzed using 14 laboratory methods. Diagnosis was confirmed in 1425 patients (11%), distributed according to the mycoses of interest analyzed here: histoplasmosis in 641/11,756 patients (6%), aspergillosis in 331/10,985 patients (3%), cryptococcosis in 239/8172 patients (3%), pneumocystosis in 111/1651 patients (7%), paracoccidioidomycosis in 60/10,178 patients (0.6%), and invasive candidiasis in 48/7525 patients (0.6%). From the first year of the study period to the last year, there was a 53% increase in the number of cases of IFD diagnosed. Our laboratory experienced a high frequency of IFD diagnosis, possibly attributable to the availability of a greater range of diagnostic tools. Frequency of IFD in this study was atypical compared with other studies, probably as a result of the single laboratory-site analysis. This demonstrates that implementing educational strategies helps to create a high index of clinical suspicion, while the availability and utilization of appropriate diagnostic assays assure greater reliability in identification of these cases.
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Camargo-Salamanca A, Patino-Jaramillo NG, Lopez-Prieto L, Garcia-Lopez AE, Giron-Luque F. Linfohistiocitosis hemofagocítica por Histoplasma capsulatum en paciente con trasplante renal. INFECTIO 2020. [DOI: 10.22354/in.v24i2.844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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La linfohistiocitosis hemofagocítica (LHH) por Histoplasma capsulatum, presentación rara de la histoplasmosis diseminada, es causada por la fagocitosis de las células hematopoyéticas por macrófagos tisulares. Presentamos el caso de un paciente masculino de 44 años con trasplante renal que asiste por fiebre sin otra sintomatología. Inicialmente se obtiene una gota gruesa positiva para P. vivax, iniciando manejo antimalárico. A los 2 días de tratamiento, el paciente presenta disfunción multiórganica, se rectifica diagnóstico en centro de referencia reportando en extendido de sangre periférica la presencia de levaduras de H. capsulatum en polimorfonucleares, resultado confirmado con prueba de inmunodifusión. Se ajusta manejo, pero el paciente fallece. El diagnóstico de infecciones por gérmenes inusuales con presentaciones inespecíficas es un reto en pacientes con inmunosupresión.
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Gómez LF, Torres IP, Jiménez-A MDP, McEwen JG, de Bedout C, Peláez CA, Acevedo JM, Taylor ML, Arango M. Detection of Histoplasma capsulatum in Organic Fertilizers by Hc100 Nested Polymerase Chain Reaction and Its Correlation with the Physicochemical and Microbiological Characteristics of the Samples. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2018. [PMID: 29532772 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Histoplasma capsulatum is the causative agent of histoplasmosis and this fungus inhabits soils rich in phosphorus and nitrogen that are enriched with bird and bat manure. The replacement of organic matter in agroecosystems is necessary in the tropics, and the use of organic fertilizers has increased. Cases and outbreaks due to the presence of the fungus in these components have been reported. The Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario resolution 150 of 2003 contains the parameters set by the Colombian Technical Standard (NTC 5167) on the physicochemical and microbiological features of fertilizers, but it does not regulate the search for H. capsulatum. The aim of this study was to demonstrate H. capsulatum presence in organic fertilizers by nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR). A total of 239 samples were collected: 201 (84.1%) corresponded to organic fertilizers, 30 (12.5%) to bird excrement, and 8 (3.4%) to cave soils. The Hc100 nested PCR had a detection limit of 0.1 pg/µL and a specificity of 100%. A total of 25 (10.5%) samples were positive and validated by sequencing. Seven of the positive samples represented locations where H. capsulatum was previously detected, suggesting the persistence of the fungus. No significant correlations were detected between the physicochemical and microbiological parameters with the presence of H. capsulatum by nested PCR, indicating the fungus existence in organic fertilizers that complied with the NTC 5167. The Hc100 nested PCR targeting H. capsulatum standardized in this work will improve the evaluation of organic fertilizers and ensure the prevention of outbreaks and cases due to manufacturing, marketing, and use of fertilizers contaminated with H. capsulatum.
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- Luisa F Gómez
- Medical Mycology Group, Microbiology and Parasitology Department, School of Medicine, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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- Cellular and Molecular Biology Group, Corporación para Investigaciones Biológicas (CIB), Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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- Medical Mycology Group, Microbiology and Parasitology Department, School of Medicine, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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- Cellular and Molecular Biology Group, Corporación para Investigaciones Biológicas (CIB), Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.,Medical Mycology Group, Microbiology and Parasitology Department, School of Medicine, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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- Medical and Experimental Mycology Group, Corporación para Investigaciones Biológicas (CIB), Medellín, Colombia
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- Grupo Interdisciplinario de Estudios Moleculares (GIEM), Institute of Chemistry, School of Exact and Natural Sciences, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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- Grupo Interdisciplinario de Estudios Moleculares (GIEM), Institute of Chemistry, School of Exact and Natural Sciences, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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- Fungal Immunology Laboratory, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Coyoacan, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Medical Mycology Group, Microbiology and Parasitology Department, School of Medicine, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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Negroni R, Messina F, Arechavala A, Santiso G, Bianchi M. [Efficacy of the treatment and secondary antifungal prophylaxis in AIDS-related histoplasmosis. Experience at the Francisco J. Muñiz Infectious Diseases Hospital in Buenos Aires]. Rev Iberoam Micol 2017; 34:94-98. [PMID: 28391953 DOI: 10.1016/j.riam.2016.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2016] [Revised: 09/13/2016] [Accepted: 10/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Classic histoplasmosis is a systemic endemic mycosis due to Histoplasma capsulatum var. capsulatum. A significant reduction in the morbidity and mortality of AIDS-related histoplasmosis has been observed since the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and secondary antifungal prophylaxis. AIMS The aim of this study was to determine the current state of prognosis and treatment response of HIV-positive patients with histoplasmosis in the Francisco J. Muñiz Infectious Diseases Hospital in Buenos Aires City. METHODS A retrospective study was conducted using the demographic, clinical, immunological and treatment data of 80 patients suffering from AIDS-related histoplasmosis. RESULTS Of the 80 cases studied 65 were male, the median age was 36 years, with 73.7% of the patients being drug addicts, 82.5% of the patients was not receiving HAART at diagnosis, and 58.7% of the cases had less than 50 CD4+ cells/μl at the beginning of the treatment. The initial phase of treatment consisted of intravenous amphotericin B and/or oral itraconazole for 3 months, with 78.7% of the cases showing a good clinical response. Only 26/63 patients who were discharged from hospital continued with the follow-up of the HAART, secondary prophylaxis with itraconazole or amphotericin B. Secondary prophylaxis was stopped after more than one year of HAART if the patients were asymptomatic, had two CD4+ cell counts greater than 150cells/μl, and undetectable viral loads. No relapses were observed during a two-year follow up after prophylaxis was stopped. CONCLUSIONS The treatment of histoplasmosis in HIV-positive patients was effective in 78.8% of the cases. The combination of HAART and secondary antifungal prophylaxis is safe, well tolerated, and effective. The low adherence of patients to HAART and the lack of laboratory kits for rapid histoplasmosis diagnosis should be addressed in the future. The usefulness of primary antifungal prophylaxis for cryptococcosis and histoplasmosis HIV-positive patients should be studied.
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- Ricardo Negroni
- Unidad de Micología, Hospital de Infecciosas Francisco J. Muñiz, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Unidad de Micología, Hospital de Infecciosas Francisco J. Muñiz, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Unidad de Micología, Hospital de Infecciosas Francisco J. Muñiz, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Unidad de Micología, Hospital de Infecciosas Francisco J. Muñiz, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Unidad de Micología, Hospital de Infecciosas Francisco J. Muñiz, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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López LF, Valencia Y, Tobón ÁM, Velásquez O, Santa CD, Cáceres DH, Restrepo Á, Cano LE. Childhood histoplasmosis in Colombia: Clinical and laboratory observations of 45 patients. Med Mycol 2016; 54:677-83. [PMID: 27118801 DOI: 10.1093/mmy/myw020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2015] [Accepted: 03/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Histoplasmosis is an important mycosis in the Americas; and in children with no immune system abnormalities, histoplasmosis is typically a self-limited process. In contrast, in children with immune problems, disease manifestations are frequently more severe and include dissemination. From 1984 to 2010, a retrospective study of paediatric patients who had been diagnosed with histoplasmosis was performed. A total of 45 pediatric cases of histoplasmosis were identified. The most important risk factor was malnutrition (37%), followed by environmental exposure (33%). The patients exhibited pulmonary infiltrates (83%), fever (76%), cough, constitutional symptoms (38%), headache (35%), and lymph node hypertrophy (33%). Concerning the clinical forms, 64% of the patients presented with the progressive disseminated form that frequently affected the central nervous system (48%). Diagnostic laboratory tests indicated that the cultures were positive for 80% of the patients, the agar gel immunodiffusion was reactive in 95%, the M band of the precipitate was more commonly observed (81%), and the complement fixation tests were reactive in 88% of the patients. The timely diagnosis of histoplasmosis is important, and for this reason, it is hoped that the results of this study will lead pediatricians toward a better understanding of this mycosis in children.
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- Luisa F López
- Medical and Experimental Mycology Group, Corporación para Investigaciones Biológicas (CIB), Medellín, Colombia
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- Medical and Experimental Mycology Group, Corporación para Investigaciones Biológicas (CIB), Medellín, Colombia
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- Medical and Experimental Mycology Group, Corporación para Investigaciones Biológicas (CIB), Medellín, Colombia Hospital La María, Medellín, Colombia
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- Departamento de Pediatría, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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- Medical and Experimental Mycology Group, Corporación para Investigaciones Biológicas (CIB), Medellín, Colombia
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- Medical and Experimental Mycology Group, Corporación para Investigaciones Biológicas (CIB), Medellín, Colombia
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- Medical and Experimental Mycology Group, Corporación para Investigaciones Biológicas (CIB), Medellín, Colombia Escuela de Microbiología, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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Fandiño-Devia E, Rodríguez-Echeverri C, Cardona-Arias J, Gonzalez A. Antigen Detection in the Diagnosis of Histoplasmosis: A Meta-analysis of Diagnostic Performance. Mycopathologia 2015; 181:197-205. [DOI: 10.1007/s11046-015-9965-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2015] [Accepted: 11/04/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Rocha-silva F, Figueiredo SM, Silveira TT, Assunção CB, Campolina SS, Pena-barbosa JP, Rotondo A, Caligiorne RB. Histoplasmosis outbreak in Tamboril cave-Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Med Mycol Case Rep 2014; 4:1-4. [PMID: 24567897 PMCID: PMC3930957 DOI: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2013.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2013] [Revised: 11/19/2013] [Accepted: 12/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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In this study, we report four cases of Histoplasma capsulatum infection in eight biologists who made an expedition to determine the prevalence of this fungus in a cave localized in the northwest of Minas Gerais state, Brazil. This case report demonstrates the importance of evaluating the H. capsulatum presence in Brazilian caves before opening to public visitations.
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- Fabiana Rocha-silva
- Núcleo de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa do Hospital, Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte Hospital, Rua Domingos Vieira, 590, Belo Horizonte 30150240, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa do Hospital, Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte Hospital, Rua Domingos Vieira, 590, Belo Horizonte 30150240, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa do Hospital, Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte Hospital, Rua Domingos Vieira, 590, Belo Horizonte 30150240, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa do Hospital, Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte Hospital, Rua Domingos Vieira, 590, Belo Horizonte 30150240, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa do Hospital, Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte Hospital, Rua Domingos Vieira, 590, Belo Horizonte 30150240, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Histoplasmosis y sida: factores de riesgo clínicos y de laboratorio asociados al pronóstico de la enfermedad. INFECTIO 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0123-9392(12)70026-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Elorza M, Atehortúa S, Garcés C, Restrepo A, Trujillo M. Histoplasmosis diseminada en niños inmunocompetentes: reporte de dos casos en el departamento de Antioquia y revisión de la literatura. INFECTIO 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s0123-9392(11)70084-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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