Fatal meningitis caused by Mycobacterium nonchromogenicum in a patient with nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 325-326

  Lai, Chih Cheng ^a   Chen, Huan Wen ^b   Liu, Wen Lun ^b   Ding, Liang Wen ^b   Lin, Chih Liang ^b   Lu, Gin Der ^b   Hsueh, Po Ren ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b LOTUNG POH AI HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM NONCHROMOGENICUM; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIA, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 39449118627     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/524897     Document Type: Letter

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