In our study, histoplasmosis, aspergillosis, and pneumocystosis showed an increasing trend in the number of cases, possibly due to the fact that during the time in which this study was conducted, new methods were implemented for the detection of antigens and molecular diagnostic assays, methods that are characterized for having higher sensitivity values compared with conventional methods [ 14 , 15 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 33 , 34 , 36 ].
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Frequency of Invasive Fungal Disease in Adults: Experience of a Specialized Laboratory in Medellín, Colombia (2009-2015).
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