Hyphal forms in the central nervous system of patients with coccidioidomycosis

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 349-355

  Hagman, Heidi M ^a   Madnick, Ellen G ^d   D'Agostino, Anthony N ^e   Williams, Paul L ^b   Shatsky, Stanley ^c   Mirels, Laurence F ^c   Tucker, Richard M ^c   Rinaldi, Michael G ^f   Stevens, David A ^c   Bryant, Richard E ^d  

^a Mission Viejo Community Hospital   (United States)

^b Kaweah Delta Health Care District   (United States)

^c SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCCIDIOIDES IMMITIS; COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; DEVICE; FEMALE; FUNGUS HYPHAE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; COCCIDIOIDES; COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 0034013089     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/313643     Document Type: Article

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