Life-threatening fungal meningitis-ventriculitis secondary to vaginal candidiasis

British Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 274-275

  Choudhari, Yashashri K ^a   Choudhari, Kishor A ^b  

^a Lisburn BT28 1JP   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICULITIS; CANDIDA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; FUNGAL MENINGITIS; HUMAN; RARE DISEASE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS;

EID: 34249341384     PISSN: 17508460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2007.68.5.23337     Document Type: Article

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