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Impact of COVID‐19 on paracoccidioidomycosis. Which was the most influential: The pandemic or the virus?

Published:2024-06-30 Issue:7 Volume:67 Page:
ISSN:0933-7407
Container-title:Mycoses
language:en
Short-container-title:Mycoses

Author:

Giusiano Gustavo¹²^ORCID,Tracogna Fernanda³,Messina Fernando⁴^ORCID,Sosa Vanesa⁵^ORCID,Rojas Florencia¹^ORCID,Chacón Yone⁶,Vásquez Andrea⁷,de los Ángeles Sosa Maria⁸^ORCID,Formosa Patricia⁹^ORCID,Fernández Mariana³,Cattana María Emilia³,Mussin Javier¹^ORCID,Fernández Norma¹⁰^ORCID,Piedrabuena Milagros¹¹,Romero Mercedes¹²,Miranda Carola¹³,Posse Gladys¹⁴^ORCID,Davalos Florencia¹⁵,Valdez Ruth⁶,Acuña Alejandra¹⁶,Aguilera Alejandra¹⁷,Andreni Mariana¹⁸,Serrano Julian¹⁹,Álvarez Christian²⁰^ORCID,Aguirre Diana²¹,Pineda Gloria²²²³^ORCID,Effron Guillermo Garcia²⁴^ORCID,Santiso Gabriela⁴^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Departamento Micología Instituto de Medicina Regional, Universidad Nacional de Nordeste, CONICET Resistencia Chaco Argentina

2. Hospital Pediátrico Juan Pablo II Corrientes Argentina

3. Hospital Julio C. Perrando Resistencia Chaco Argentina

4. Unidad de Micología, Hospital de Enfermedades Infecciosas F. J. Muñiz Buenos Aires Argentina

5. Servicio de Micología Hospital Ramon Madariaga Posadas Misiones Argentina

6. Hospital Señor del Milagro Salta Argentina

7. Servicio de Microbiología Hospital 4 de Junio Ramón Carrillo Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña Chaco Argentina

8. Laboratorio Central de Redes y Programas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales y Agrimensura Instituto de Medicina Regional, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste Corrientes Argentina

9. Hospital de Alta Complejidad Pte. J. D. Perón Formosa Argentina

10. Laboratorio de Micología Hospital de Clínicas José de San Martin Buenos Aires Argentina

11. Laboratorio de Microbiología Hospital San Martín Paraná Entre Ríos Argentina

12. CEMAR Microbiología, Dir. Bioquímica, Secretaría de Salud Pública Rosario Argentina

13. Hospital Pablo Soria San Salvador de Jujuy Argentina

14. Hospital Nacional Alejandro Posadas Buenos Aires Argentina

15. Servicio de Microbiología Hospital San Bernardo Salta Argentina

16. Hospital J. D. Perón Tartagal Salta Argentina

17. Hospital Materno‐Infantil Salta Argentina

18. Sección Microbiología, Hospital General de Agudos Juan A. Fernández Buenos Aires Argentina

19. Sección Micología, Hospital Independencia Santiago del Estero Argentina

20. División Micología—Laboratorio de Salud Pública de Tucumán Tucumán Argentina

21. Hospital Pediátrico Avelino Castelán Resistencia Chaco Argentina

22. Hospital Universitario Austral Pilar Buenos Aires Argentina

23. Hospital de Pediatría S.A.M.I.C. Juan P. Garraham Buenos Aires Argentina

24. Laboratorio de Micología y Diagnóstico Molecular, Cátedra de Parasitología y Micología, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas Universidad Nacional del Litoral, CONICET Santa Fe Argentina

Abstract

AbstractThe impact of COVID‐19 on paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) in Argentina and the consequences generated by the pandemic are discussed. From 2018 to 3 years after the pandemic declaration, 285 proven PCM patients were registered. No association between both diseases was documented. PCM frequency decreased to extremely low levels in 2020. Mandatory social isolation and the emotional and psychological effects generated under pandemic circumstances led to delays in diagnosis, severe disseminated cases, and other challenges for diagnosis in subsequent years. Probable underdiagnosis should be considered due to the overlap of clinical manifestations, the low index of suspicion and the lack of sensitive diagnostic tools.

Publisher

Wiley

Link

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/myc.13761

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