Medina, NardaRodriguez-Tudela, Juan LuisAguirre, LuisSalazar, Luis RGamboa, OsmarBonilla, OscarPérez, Juan CArathoon, EduardoDenning, David WAlastruey-Izquierdo, Ana2022-05-112022-05-112021-12-16Microorganisms. 2021 Dec 16;9(12):2596.2076-2607http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/14388Among people with HIV, histoplasmosis represents an important cause of mortality. Previous studies provided estimates of the disease incidence. Here, we compared those estimates with the results obtained from a screening program implemented in Guatemala, which included histoplasmosis detection for people with HIV. To compare the results of this program with previous estimations, a literature search was performed and reports concerning histoplasmosis incidence were analyzed. The screening program enrolled 6366 patients. The overall histoplasmosis incidence in the screening program was 7.4%, which was almost double that estimated in previous studies. From 2017 to 2019, the screening program showed an upward trend in histoplasmosis cases from 6.5% to 8.8%. Histoplasmosis overall mortality among those who were newly HIV diagnosed showed a decrease at 180 days from 32.8% in 2017 to 21.2% in 2019. The screening approach using rapid diagnostic assays detects histoplasmosis cases more quickly, allowing a specific treatment to be administered, which decreases the mortality of the disease. Therefore, the use of these new techniques, especially in endemic areas of histoplasmosis, must be implemented.engVoRhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/HIVAntigenHistoplasmosisOpportunistic infectionsAtribución 4.0 Internacional34946197912259610.3390/microorganisms9122596Microorganismsopen access