Vasculitic basilar artery thrombosis in chronic Candida albicans meningitis

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 76-78

  Grimes, D A ^a   Lach, B ^a   Bourque, P R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; BRAIN VASCULITIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENINGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031920202     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100033539     Document Type: Article

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