Meningitis caused by Rhodotorula rubra in an human immunodeficiency virus infected patient

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 166-168

  Thakur, K ^a   Singh, G ^a   Agarwal, S ^a   Rani, L ^a  

^a INDIRA GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Human immunodeficiency virus; Meningitis; Rhodotorula

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPICILLIN; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFUROXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; GENTAMICIN; MEROPENEM; NETILMICIN; SULPERAZON;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MALE; MENINGITIS; MYCOSIS; RHODOTORULA; SUPERINFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34250841816     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 02550857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.32730     Document Type: Article

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