A case of multiple cerebral abscesses due to infection with Cladophialophora bantiana

Journal of Infection

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2005, Pages

  Roche, Muireann ^a   Mac Redmond, R ^a   O'Neill, S ^a   Smyth, E ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Azoles; Brain abscess; Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis; Cladophialophora bantiana; Dematiaceous fungi; Immunosuppression

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; AMPICILLIN; ANTIMYCOBACTERIAL AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DEXAMETHASONE; ETHAMBUTOL; FLUCYTOSINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; GENTAMICIN; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; MEROPENEM; SALBUTAMOL; STEROID; SULFADIAZINE; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; CLADOPHIALOPHORA BANTIANA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIPLOPIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEADACHE; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; HYPHOMYCETES; LUNG FIBROSIS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM MALMOENSE; NAUSEA; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHAEOHYPHOMYCOSIS; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; ASCOMYCOTA; BIOPSY; BRAIN; BRAIN ABSCESS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNGAL INFECTIONS; CLADOSPORIUM; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; RECURRENCE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 29444457840     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.02.029     Document Type: Article

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