Publications

[sporotrichosis in patients attending a reference center in abancay, perú].	a descriptive study was conducted between the months of may and august 2008 in santa teresa medical center, abancay. of 33 patients clinically suspected with sporotrichosis: 20 patients were identified with sporothrix schenckii. 11 (55%) of patients were males. children between 0 and 14 years were most affected. 60% of the lesions were fixed cutaneous being more frequent in the head and neck (40%). 55% had lessions for less than one month. in pediatric population with involvement of head and nec ...	2011	22086633
evaluation of cats as the source of endemic sporotrichosis in peru.	although contact with domestic cats has been shown to be a risk factor for sporotrichosis in endemic areas, systematic evaluation of apparently unaffected cats as possible reservoirs for infection has not been explored. the goals of this study were to identify the following aspects of sporotrichosis in the endemic area of abancay, peru: (i) the overall prevalence of sporotrichosis in the cat population, (ii) the most common site where the fungus can be isolated from these cats, and (iii) whether ...	2008	17885948