title: Experimental medical mycological research in Latin America - a 2000-2009 overview.
abstract: An overview of current trends in Latin American Experimental Medical Mycological research since the beginning of the 21(st) century is done (search from January 2000 to December 2009). Using the PubMed and LILACS databases, the authors have chosen publications on medically important fungi which, according to our opinion, are the most relevant because of their novelty, interest, and international impact, based on research made entirely in the Latin American region or as part of collaborative efforts with laboratories elsewhere. In this way, the following areas are discussed: 1) molecular identification of fungal pathogens; 2) molecular and clinical epidemiology on fungal pathogens of prevalence in the region; 3) cell biology; 4) transcriptome, genome, molecular taxonomy and phylogeny; 5) immunology; 6) vaccines; 7) new and experimental antifungals.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Caracas, Venezuela. gsanblas@gmail.com
authors.forename: Gioconda
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: San-Blas
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Burger
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000946:Antigens, Fungal / Q000276:immunology; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D055808:Drug Discovery; D025141:Drug Resistance, Fungal; D005657:Fungal Vaccines; D005658:Fungi / Q000145:classification / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D015966:Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal; D005800:Genes, Fungal; D006801:Humans; D007843:Latin America / Q000453:epidemiology; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology / Q000639:trends; D009172:Mycology / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D009181:Mycoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D000946:Antigens, Fungal; D005657:Fungal Vaccines