Candida albicans meningo-encephalo-myelo-radiculitis at an addict;Méningo-encéphalo-myélo-radiculite à Candida albicans chez un toxicomane

Annales de Biologie Clinique

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 547-552

  Pihet, M ^a   Poulain, D ^a   De Seze J ^a   Camus, D ^a   Sendid, B ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Circulating mannan; Heroin addicts; Meningo encephalo myelo radiculitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDIASIS; FUNGAL MENINGITIS; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADICULOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDIASIS; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGITIS, FUNGAL; RADICULOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 30744462820     PISSN: 00033898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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