Sporotrichosis: The Story of an Endemic Region in Peru over 28 Years (1985 to 2012).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Abancay province is a long-standing geographical focus of sporotrichosis in the south central highlands of Peru. Therefore, we examined the features of 36 newly identified cases of sporotrichosis from two hospital centers in Abancay province. We also performed a literature review of studies conducted in this endemic geographical focus over a period of 28 years (1998 to 2012), and analyzed the demographic, clinical and epidemiological features of sporotrichosis in the cases reported in these studies.

Methodology

We examined the features of 36 new cases of sporotrichosis identified from two hospital centers in Abancay. Furthermore, we searched for relevant studies of cases of sporotrichosis in the endemic region using healthcare databases and literature sources. We

SUBMITTER: Ramirez Soto MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4452310 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature