Successful use of voriconazole for treatment of Coccidioides meningitis [1]

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 2341-

  Proia, Laurie A ^a   Tenorio, Allan R ^a  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; FLUCONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; COCCIDIOIDES; DIPLOPIA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LETTER; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; MENINGISM; MENINGITIS; MYALGIA; NAUSEA; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREMOR; VOMITING;

ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS, FUNGAL; PYRIMIDINES; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 2542451982     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.48.6.2341.2004     Document Type: Letter

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