Chronic neutrophilic meningitis caused by Candida albicans

Neurologia

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 362-366

  Martin Del Pozo M ^a,c   Bermejo, F ^a   Molina, J A ^a   Cisneros De La Fuente, E ^a   Martinez Martin P ^b   Benito Leon J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GETAFE   (Spain)

^c Puentecesures   (Spain)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Central nervous system infection; Meningitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARACHNOIDITIS; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALE; MENINGITIS; NEUTROPHIL;

ADULT; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS, CHRONIC MUCOCUTANEOUS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS; NEUTROPHILS; SPAIN;

EID: 13144283621     PISSN: 02134853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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