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(Reference retrieved automatically from Web of Science through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

Mortality due to systemic mycoses as a primary cause of death or in association with AIDS in Brazil: a review from 1996 to 2006

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Author(s):
Prado, Marli [1] ; da Silva, Marcelo Barbosa [2, 3] ; Laurenti, Ruy [1] ; Travassos, Luiz R. [4] ; Taborda, Carlos P. [2, 3]
Total Authors: 5
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Escola Saude Publ, Dept Epidemiol, BR-05508 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Ciencias Biomed, Dept Microbiol, BR-05508 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Lab Micol Med, LIM53, Hosp Clin, Fac Med, BR-05508 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[4] Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Dept Microbiol Imunol & Parasitol, Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 4
Document type: Journal article
Source: Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz; v. 104, n. 3, p. 513-521, MAY 2009.
Web of Science Citations: 120
Abstract

Deaths caused by systemic mycoses such as paracoccidioidomycosis, cryptococcosis, histoplasmosis, candidiasis, aspergillosis, coccidioidomycosis and zygomycosis amounted to 3,583 between 1996-2006 in Brazil. When analysed as the underlying cause of death, paracoccidioidomycosis represented the most important cause of deaths among systemic mycoses (~ 51.2%). When considering AIDS as the underlying cause of death and the systemic mycoses as associated conditions, cryptococcosis (50.9%) appeared at the top of the list, followed by candidiasis (30.2%), histoplasmosis (10.1%) and others. This mortality analysis is useful in understanding the real situation of systemic mycoses in Brazil, since there is no mandatory notification of patients diagnosed with systemic mycoses in the official health system. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 06/50634-2 - Peptides and peptidases: biological activities in infectious diseases and cancer
Grantee:Luiz Rodolpho Raja Gabaglia Travassos
Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
FAPESP's process: 07/07588-2 - Efficacy and biological function of monoclonal antibodies against cell wall and exoantigens from Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
Grantee:Carlos Pelleschi Taborda
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
FAPESP's process: 05/02776-0 - Peptido-polysaccharide from Pseudallescheria boydii, Scedosporium prolificans and Histoplasma capsulatum: purification, characterization, humoral and cellular immune responses and pathogenesis
Grantee:Carlos Pelleschi Taborda
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants