Central nervous system paracoccidioidomycosis: An overview

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 126-133

  De Almeida, Sérgio Monteiro ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Cerebrospinal fluid; Neuroparacoccidioidomycosis; Paracoccidioides brasiliensis; Paracoccidioidomycosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; SULFONAMIDE; VORICONAZOLE;

CENTRAL AMERICA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FUNGUS TRANSMISSION; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MYCOSIS; NEUROIMAGING; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS; SHORT SURVEY; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICAN BLASTOMYCOSIS; ADULT; ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PARACOCCIDIOIDES; REVIEW;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNGAL INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARACOCCIDIOIDES; PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS;

EID: 26944478267     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: 14138670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1413-86702005000200002     Document Type: Short Survey

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