Neonatal Candida parapsilosis meningitis and empyema related to epidural migration of a central venous catheter

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 614-618

  Carter, J Elliot ^a   Laurini, Javier A ^a   Evans, Tara N ^a   Estrada, Benjamin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Candida parapsilosis; Catheter; Empyema; Epidural; Meningitis; Venous

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; CEFTAZIDIME; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADD ON THERAPY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEVER; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LENGTH OF STAY; LETHARGY; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; MENINGITIS; MICROSCOPY; NEUTROPHIL; NEWBORN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUBDURAL EMPYEMA; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; YEAST;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; EMPYEMA; EPIDURAL SPACE; FLUCONAZOLE; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MENINGITIS, FUNGAL;

EID: 44449115734     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2008.03.012     Document Type: Article

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