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A Rapid Screening Program for Histoplasmosis, Tuberculosis, and Cryptococcosis Reduces Mortality in HIV Patients from Guatemala by Medina, Narda, Alastruey-Izquierdo, Ana, Bonilla, Oscar, Gamboa, Osmar, Mercado, Danicela, Pérez, Juan C, Salazar, Luis Roberto, Arathoon, Eduardo, Denning, David W, Rodriguez-Tudela, Juan Luis

“…Opportunistic infections (OIs) and advanced HIV disease (AHD) contribute to HIV-related mortality. Here, we analyzed the situation of AHD and OIs in a cohort…”
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Diagnostic Mycology Laboratories Should Have a Central Role for the Management of Fungal Disease by Medina, Narda, Alastruey-Izquierdo, Ana, Mercado, Danicela, Denning, David W, Arathoon, Eduardo, Rodriguez-Tudela, Juan Luis

“…The absence of awareness of fungal diseases as part of the differential diagnosis in at-risk populations has severe consequences. Here, we show how the active…”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on HIV care in Guatemala by Medina, Narda, Alastruey-Izquierdo, Ana, Bonilla, Oscar, Ortíz, Brenan, Gamboa, Osmar, Salazar, Luis Roberto, Mercado, Danicela, Pérez, Juan C., Denning, David W., Arathoon, Eduardo, Rodriguez-Tudela, Juan Luis, Pérez, Oscar Eduardo López, Barrientos, Brenan Ortiz, Muñoz, Vilma Alejandrina Reyes, Aguilar, Gladys Sajché, Andrade, Aura Marina Méndez, Marina de León, Luis Roberto Santa, Alcázar, Ana Lucía Gómez, González, Eduardo Celada, Quiñónez M, Gustavo A., Sontay, Germán Orlando Cuyuch, Marín, Alba Virtud Contreras, de Lourdes Fong Araujo, María, Guzmán, Brenda

“…•The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted healthcare services.•In Guatemala, the COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted human immunodeficiency (HIV)…”
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Epidemiology and Mortality of Cryptococcal Disease in Guatemala: Two-Year Results of a Cryptococcal Antigen Screening Program by Medina, Narda, Rodriguez-Tudela, Juan Luis, Pérez, Juan Carlos, Mercado, Danicela, Bonilla, Oscar, Arathoon, Eduardo, Alastruey-Izquierdo, Ana

“…Cryptococcal disease is an important opportunistic infection among people living with HIV. The cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) can be detected before the clinical…”
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Is Expanded HIV Testing Associated with Earlier HIV Diagnosis? Results from an HIV Clinic in Guatemala City by Liggett, Alisha, Medina, Narda, Samayoa, Blanca, Mercado, Danicela, Castillo, Mirna, Argueta, Erwin, Anderson, Miguel, Anderson, Matthew, Arathoon, Eduardo

“…Background: Most patients in Guatemala are diagnosed with advanced HIV disease. Patients that present late in the disease process may miss the morbidity and…”
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Comparative performance of the laboratory assays used by a Diagnostic Laboratory Hub for opportunistic infections in people living with HIV by Medina, Narda, Alastruey-Izquierdo, Ana, Mercado, Danicela, Bonilla, Oscar, Pérez, Juan C., Aguirre, Luis, Samayoa, Blanca, Arathoon, Eduardo, Denning, David W., Rodriguez-Tudela, Juan Luis

“…OBJECTIVES:We evaluated the comparative performance of different assays used in a Diagnostic Laboratory Hub that linked 13 HIV healthcare facilities for the…”
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Clinical characteristics, diagnosis, treatment and outcomes of patients living with HIV and co-infected with tuberculosis and histoplasmosis: a 5-y retrospective case series by Castellanos Reynosa, María Eugenia, Caal, Maria Eugenia, Mercado, Danicela, Medina, Narda, Pérez, Juan Carlos, Emeto, Theophilus I, Arathoon, Eduardo

“…In Latin America, tuberculosis (TB) and histoplasmosis are two of the most frequent opportunistic infections affecting people living with human…”
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Multicenter Validation of Commercial Antigenuria Reagents To Diagnose Progressive Disseminated Histoplasmosis in People Living with HIV/AIDS in Two Latin American Countries by Cáceres, Diego H, Samayoa, Blanca E, Medina, Narda G, Tobón, Angela M, Guzmán, Brenda J, Mercado, Danicela, Restrepo, Angela, Chiller, Tom, Arathoon, Eduardo E, Gómez, Beatriz L

“…Histoplasmosis is an important cause of mortality in patients with AIDS, especially in countries with limited access to antiretroviral therapies and diagnostic…”
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