Intracavitary administration of amphotericin B in the treatment of cerebral aspergillosis in a non immune-compromised patient: Case report and review of the literature

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 137-141

  Elgamal, Essam A ^a   Murshid, W R ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Amphotericin B; Aspergillus hyphae; Cerebral aspergillosis; Immune compromised; Intracavitary antibiotics

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; BRAIN; BRAIN INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DRUG PENETRATION; FOLLOW UP; FRONTAL CORTEX; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; MALE; NEPHROTOXICITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 0034116245     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690050004589     Document Type: Article

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