Brain abscess caused by Cladophialophora bantiana in an immunocompetent host: Need for a novel cost-effective antifungal agent

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 271-274

  Borkar, S ^a   Sharma, M ^a   Rajpal, G ^a   Jain, M ^a   Xess, I ^a   Sharma, B ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Brain abscess; Central nervous system fungal infections; Cladophialophora bantiana; Immunocompetence; Management; Surgery

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; FLUCONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLADOPHIALOPHORA BANTIANA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRANIOTOMY; DRUG COST; EXCISION; HEADACHE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MYCOSIS; NEUROIMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREMOR;

EID: 48249103142     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.42050     Document Type: Article

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