Biofilm on ventriculoperitoneal shunt tubing as a cause of treatment failure in coccidioidal meningitis

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 376-379

  Davis, Larry E ^a,b   Cook, Guy ^c   William Costerton, J ^d  

^a NEW MEXICO VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Montana State University ^*

^d MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COCCIDIOIDES IMMITIS; COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGITIS; PROSTHESIS; RECURRENT INFECTION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; COCCIDIOIDES; EQUIPMENT; FUNGAL MENINGITIS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; COCCIDIOIDES; COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS, FUNGAL; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT FAILURE; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 0036011036     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0804.010103     Document Type: Article

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