title: [Mycoses at Hospital Universitario "Ruiz y Páez", Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela, 2002].
abstract: To estimate the prevalence of mycoses in the Universitary Hospital "Ruiz y Páez" (Bolivar State, Venezuela) during 2002, a retrospective study was carried out. Four hundred and fifty six mycoses were diagnosed in 250,956 patients. The most frequent mycoses, the cutaneous form (94.5%), were produced by dermatophytes, Malassezia furfur and Candida spp. in 90%. Deep mycoses were detected in 4.7% and consisted of histoplasmosis (2.6%), paracoccidioidomycosis (1.7%) and cryptococcosis (0.4%). Several patients with deep mycoses presented HIV infection, tuberculosis and hematological disorders (neoplasias among them). The frequency of mycoses in the general population that attend the Hospital Universitario "Ruiz y Páez" is low, superficial mycoses are predominant, and some conditions seem to predispose to deep mycoses.
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Micología Experimental y Clínico Bolívar, Departamento de Parasitologia y Microbiología, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud "Francisco Battistini", Núcleo Bolívar, Universidad de Oriente, Ciudad Bolívar, Estado Bolívar, Venezuela. jcerme@cantv.net
authors.forename: Julman R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Cermeño
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hernández
authors.forename: Gerardo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Godoy
authors.forename: Ismery
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cabello
authors.forename: Julmery J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Cermeño
authors.forename: Yida
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Orellán
authors.forename: Ytalia
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Blanco
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008290:Malassezia; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009181:Mycoses / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010229:Paracoccidioidomycosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014687:Venezuela / Q000453:epidemiology