Central nervous system cladosporiosis: An account of ten culture-proven cases

Neurology India

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 282-288

  Garg, Nitin ^a   Devi, Indira ^a   Vajramani, Girish ^a   Nagarathna, S ^a   Sampath, S ^a   Chandramouli, B ^a   Chandramuki, A ^a   Shankar, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Cerebral abscess; Cladophialophora bantiana; Cladosporiosis; Fungal abscess; Phaeohyphomycosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CHILD; CLADOPHIALOPHORA BANTIANA; CLADOSPORIOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; DEMOGRAPHY; FUNGUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGITIS; MONOTHERAPY; MYCOSIS; PATHOGENESIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35048903991     PISSN: 00283886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.35690     Document Type: Article

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