The central nervous system and infection by Candida species

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 169-179

  Sánchez Portocarrero, Jorge ^a   Pérez Cecilia, Elisa ^b   Corral, Octavio ^a   Romero Vivas, José ^a   Picazo, Juan J ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD EUROPEA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE;

ABSCESS; BRAIN BIOPSY; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CYTODIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MENINGITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0342298580     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-8893(00)00140-1     Document Type: Article

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