Meningoencephalitis caused by Cryptococcus macerans

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 430-435

  Lindsberg, Perttu J ^a   Pieninkeroinen, Ilkka ^a   Valtonen, Matti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS; EPILEPSY; FUNGAL MENINGITIS; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS;

EID: 0030656420     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365549709011847     Document Type: Article

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