Brain abscess caused by Cladophialophora (Xylohypha) bantiana in a renal transplant patient

Transplant Infectious Disease

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 104-107

  Silveira, E R ^a   Resende, M A ^b   Mariano, V S ^a   Coura, W A ^a   Alkmim, L D ^a   Vianna, L B ^a   Starling, C E ^a   Cruz, G G ^a   Benicio L H A ^a   Paula, A M ^a   Gomes, J A ^a   Santos, G D ^a   Macedo, M A M ^a   Salum, R E ^a   Gontijo, M ^b   Rabello, A L ^c   Caligiorne, R B ^b,c  

^a HOSPITAL VERA CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Allotransplantation infections; Brain abscess; Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis; Cladophialophora bantiana; Dematiaceous fungi; Transplant infections

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AZATHIOPRINE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ALLOGRAFT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; CLADOPHIALOPHORA BANTIANA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGUS; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY GRAFT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASCOMYCOTA; BRAIN; BRAIN ABSCESS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNGAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 10744225053     PISSN: 13982273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3062.2003.00020.x     Document Type: Article

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