Patricia Escandón

Most-cited papers

1. Tracing the Evolutionary History and Global Expansion of Candida auris Using Population Genomic Analyses

   N. Chow, J. Muñoz, L. Gade, E. Berkow +21 more

   2020mBio386 citations Open access

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2. Molecular Epidemiology of Candida auris in Colombia Reveals a Highly Related, Countrywide Colonization With Regional Patterns in Amphotericin B Resistance

   Patricia Escandón, N. Chow, D. Cáceres, L. Gade +19 more

   2018Clinical Infectious Diseases208 citations Open access

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3. Molecular epidemiology of clinical and environmental isolates of the Cryptococcus neoformans species complex reveals a high genetic diversity and the presence of the molecular type VGII mating type a in Colombia.

   Patricia Escandón, Adriana Sánchez, Marcela Martínez, W. Meyer +1 more

   2006FEMS Yeast Research130 citations

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4. Hospital-Associated Multicenter Outbreak of Emerging Fungus Candida auris, Colombia, 2016

   Paige A. Armstrong, Sandra Rivera, Patricia Escandón, D. Cáceres +21 more

   2019Emerging Infectious Diseases78 citations Open access

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5. MLST and Whole-Genome-Based Population Analysis of Cryptococcus gattii VGIII Links Clinical, Veterinary and Environmental Strains, and Reveals Divergent Serotype Specific Sub-populations and Distant Ancestors

   C. Firacative, C. Roe, R. Malik, Kennio Ferreira-Paim +10 more

   2016PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases63 citations Open access

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6. Retrospective Study of the Epidemiology and Clinical Manifestations of Cryptococcus gattii Infections in Colombia from 1997–2011

   Jairo Lizarazo, Patricia Escandón, C. I. Agudelo, C. Firacative +2 more

   2014PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases54 citations Open access

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7. Novel Environmental Niches for Candida auris: Isolation from a Coastal Habitat in Colombia

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   2022Journal of Fungi51 citations Open access

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8. Understanding the Emergence of Multidrug-Resistant Candida: Using Whole-Genome Sequencing to Describe the Population Structure of Candida haemulonii Species Complex

   L. Gade, J. Muñoz, Mili Sheth, D. Wagner +12 more

   2020Frontiers in Genetics50 citations Open access

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9. Molecular Evidence of Different Rickettsia Species in Villeta, Colombia

   Á. Faccini-Martínez, Alejandro Ramírez-Hernández, E. Forero-Becerra, J. Cortés-Vecino +6 more

   2016Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases48 citations

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10. Cryptococcosis in Colombian children and literature review

    Jairo Lizarazo, Patricia Escandón, C. I. Agudelo, E. Castañeda

    2014Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz48 citations Open access

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11. Whole-Genome Sequencing to Determine Origin of Multinational Outbreak of Sarocladium kiliense Bloodstream Infections

    Kizee A. Etienne, C. Roe, Rachel M. Smith, S. Vallabhaneni +18 more

    2016Emerging Infectious Diseases44 citations Open access

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12. Bloodstream Infections With Candida auris Among Children in Colombia: Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of 34 Cases.

    I. Berrio, D. Cáceres, Wilfrido Coronell R, S. Salcedo +9 more

    2020Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society41 citations

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13. Mortality Caused by Candida auris Bloodstream Infections in Comparison with Other Candida Species, a Multicentre Retrospective Cohort

    Cynthia Ortiz-Roa, M. C. Valderrama-Rios, Sebastián Felipe Sierra-Umaña, J. Rodríguez +5 more

    2023Journal of Fungi38 citations Open access

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14. Pathogenesis of Pulmonary Cryptococcus gattii Infection: A Rat Model

    M. Krockenberger, R. Malik, P. Ngamskulrungroj, L. Trilles +7 more

    2010Mycopathologia38 citations Open access

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15. Evaluation of a rapid lateral flow immunoassay for the detection of cryptococcal antigen for the early diagnosis of cryptococcosis in HIV patients in Colombia.

    Patricia Escandón, Jairo Lizarazo, C. I. Agudelo, T. Chiller +1 more

    2013Medical Mycology36 citations

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16. Notes from the Field: Surveillance for Candida auris — Colombia, September 2016–May 2017

    Patricia Escandón, D. Cáceres, A. Espinosa-Bode, Sandra Rivera +7 more

    2018MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report34 citations Open access

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17. Cryptococcosis in Colombia: Compilation and Analysis of Data from Laboratory-Based Surveillance

    Patricia Escandón, Jairo Lizarazo, C. I. Agudelo, E. Castañeda

    2018Journal of Fungi33 citations Open access

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18. Substitutions in Spike and Nucleocapsid proteins of SARS-CoV-2 circulating in South America

    C. Franco-Muñoz, D. Álvarez-Díaz, K. Laiton-Donato, Magdalena Wiesner +11 more

    2020Infection, Genetics and Evolution32 citations Open access

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19. Pathogenicity Assessment of Colombian Strains of Candida auris in the Galleria mellonella Invertebrate Model

    Silvia Katherine Carvajal, Maira Alvarado, Y. Rodríguez, C. Parra-Giraldo +5 more

    2021Journal of Fungi31 citations Open access

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20. Multilocus sequence typing analysis reveals that Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans is a recombinant population

    M. Cogliati, A. Zani, V. Rickerts, Ilka McCormick +12 more

    2016Fungal Genetics and Biology31 citations Open access

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21. First environmental isolation of Cryptococcus gattii serotype B, from Cúcuta, Colombia.

    C. Firacative, G. Torres, M. C. Rodríguez, Patricia Escandón

    2011Biomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud29 citations

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22. Isolation of Cryptococcus gattii molecular type VGIII, from Corymbia ficifolia detritus in Colombia.

    Patricia Escandón, Adriana Sánchez, C. Firacative, E. Castañeda

    2010Medical Mycology29 citations Open access

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23. Laboratory‐based surveillance of Candida auris in Colombia, 2016–2020

    Patricia Escandón, D. Cáceres, Diana Lizarazo, S. Lockhart +2 more

    2021Mycoses (Berlin)26 citations Open access

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24. Case–Case Comparison of Candida auris Versus Other Candida Species Bloodstream Infections: Results of an Outbreak Investigation in Colombia

    D. Cáceres, Sandra Rivera, Paige A. Armstrong, Patricia Escandón +15 more

    2020Mycopathologia24 citations

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25. In Vitro Antifungal Activity of Three Synthetic Peptides against Candida auris and Other Candida Species of Medical Importance

    R. Torres, Adriana Barreto-Santamaría, Gabriela Arévalo-Pinzón, C. Firacative +4 more

    2023Antibiotics16 citations Open access

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26. Cryptococcosis in Atlántico, Colombia: an approximation of the prevalence of this mycosis and the distribution of the etiological agent in the environment.

    María Clara Noguera, Patricia Escandón, E. Castañeda

    2015Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical16 citations Open access

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27. Report on novel environmental niches for Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii in Colombia: Tabebuia guayacan and Roystonea regia.

    Nórida Vélez, Patricia Escandón

    2017Medical Mycology15 citations

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28. Environmental Status of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii in Colombia

    Briggith-Nathalia Serna-Espinosa, Diomedes Guzmán-Sanabria, Maribel Forero-Castro, Patricia Escandón +1 more

    2021Journal of Fungi14 citations Open access

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29. Antifungal susceptibility of clinical Cryptococcus gattii isolates from Colombia varies among molecular types.

    C. Firacative, Patricia Escandón

    2021Medical Mycology13 citations Open access

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30. Criptococosis en Colombia: resultados de la encuesta nacional, 2006-2010

    Patricia Escandón, C. De Bedout, Jairo Lizarazo, C. I. Agudelo +5 more

    201213 citations Open access

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31. Cryptococcosis in Colombia : Results of the national surveillance program for the years 2006-2010

    Patricia Escandón, C. De Bedout, Jairo Lizarazo, Clara Inés Agudelo +4 more

    201213 citations

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32. [Isolation of Cryptococcus gattii serotype B from detritus of Eucalyptus trees in Colombia].

    Patricia Escandón, Elizabeth Quintero, D. Granados, Sandra Huérfano +2 more

    2005Biomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud13 citations

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33. The LUFS domain, its transcriptional regulator proteins, and drug resistance in the fungal pathogen Candida auris

    E. Misas, Patricia Escandón, J. Mcewen, O. Clay

    2019Protein Science12 citations Open access

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34. The Fungus among Us: Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii Ecological Modeling for Colombia

    S. Mak, Nórida Vélez, E. Castañeda, Patricia Escandón

    2015Journal of Fungi11 citations Open access

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35. Identification of Disease-Associated Cryptococcal Proteins Reactive With Serum IgG From Cryptococcal Meningitis Patients

    A. E. Gressler, D. Volke, C. Firacative, C. Schnabel +8 more

    2021Frontiers in Immunology10 citations Open access

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36. Cryptococcosis in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients: A Rare Presentation Warranting Recognition

    C. Firacative, S. Carvajal, Patricia Escandón, Jairo Lizarazo

    2020The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale10 citations Open access

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37. Genotypic Diversity Is Independent of Pathogenicity in Colombian Strains of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii in Galleria mellonella

    Nórida Vélez, Maira Alvarado, C. Parra-Giraldo, Z. Sánchez-Quitian +2 more

    2018Journal of Fungi10 citations Open access

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38. Clonal Dispersal of Cryptococcus gattii VGII in an Endemic Region of Cryptococcosis in Colombia

    C. Firacative, G. Torres, W. Meyer, Patricia Escandón

    2019Journal of Fungi9 citations Open access

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39. Long-term survival of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii in stored environmental samples from Colombia.

    Patricia Escandón, E. Castañeda

    2015Revista Iberoamericana de Micologia9 citations

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40. Reduced Susceptibility to Azoles in Cryptococcus gattii Correlates with the Substitution R258L in a Substrate Recognition Site of the Lanosterol 14-α-Demethylase

    Silvia Katherine Carvajal, Javier Melendres, Patricia Escandón, C. Firacative

    2023Microbiology spectrum8 citations Open access

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41. In vitro mating of Colombian isolates of the Cryptococcus neoformans species complex.

    Patricia Escandón, P. Ngamskulrungroj, W. Meyer, E. Castañeda

    2007Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud8 citations Open access

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42. The Combination of Iron and Copper Increases Pathogenicity and Induces Proteins Related to the Main Virulence Factors in Clinical Isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii

    Nórida Vélez, L. Monteoliva, Z. Sánchez-Quitian, Ahinara Amador-García +6 more

    2022Journal of Fungi7 citations Open access

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43. Comparison of two commercial tests (Immy vs. Dynamiker) for cryptococcal capsular antigen

    María Clara Noguera, Patricia Escandón, Javier Rodríguez, A. Parody +1 more

    2021Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical7 citations

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44. First isolation and molecular characterization of Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii in excreta of birds in the urban perimeter of the Municipality of Popayán, Colombia.

    Cristian Anacona, F. González C, Luis Reinel Vásquez-A, Patricia Escandón

    2018Revista Iberoamericana de Micologia7 citations

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45. Molecular typing of the Cryptococcus neoformans/Cryptococcus gattii species complex

    Patricia Escandón, A. Montilla

    20107 citations

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46. [In vitro determination of virulence factors activity associated with several Cryptococcus neoformans clinical isolates].

    Adriana Sánchez, Patricia Escandón, E. Castañeda

    2008Revista Iberoamericana de Micologia7 citations

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47. Deciphering the Association among Pathogenicity, Production and Polymorphisms of Capsule/Melanin in Clinical Isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii VNI

    Nórida Vélez, N. Vega-Vela, M. Muñoz, Paola Gómez +5 more

    2022Journal of Fungi6 citations Open access

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48. Fatal Cryptococcus gattii genotype VGI infection in an HIV-positive patient in Barranquilla, Colombia

    María Clara Noguera, Patricia Escandón, E. Castañeda

    2017Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo6 citations Open access

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49. [Leptospirosis percentage and related factors in patients having a presumptive diagnosis of dengue, 2010 -2012].

    Flor R. Rodríguez-Villamarín, Edgar Prieto-Suárez, Patricia Escandón, F. P. de la Hoz Restrepo

    2014Revista de Salud Pública6 citations

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50. Cryptococcus neoformans- and Cryptococcus gattii-specific IgG, IgA and IgM differ among children and adults with and without cryptococcosis from Colombia.

    Paola Becerra-Álvarez, Patricia Escandón, Jairo Lizarazo, Óscar Quirós-Gómez +1 more

    2022Medical Mycology5 citations

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