Cladophialophora bantiana: A rare cause of fungal brain abscess. Clinical aspects and new therapeutic options

Medical Mycology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 481-486

  Garzoni, Christian ^a   Markham, Lydia ^b   Bijlenga, Philippe ^b   Garbino, Jorge ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Brain abscess; Cladophialophora bantiana; Dematiaceous fungus; Posaconazole; Voriconazole

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMPHOTERICIN; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CASPOFUNGIN; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; POSACONAZOLE; PREDNISONE; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BONE MARROW TOXICITY; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN LYMPHOMA; CASE REPORT; CLADOPHIALOPHORA BANTIANA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFUSION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DROWSINESS; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG SENSITIVITY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FATALITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FUNGUS; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS HYPHAE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GLIOBLASTOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LIVER TOXICITY; LONG TERM CARE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOSIS; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PATHOGENESIS; PNEUMONIA; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASCOMYCOTA; BRAIN; BRAIN ABSCESS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES;

CLADOPHIALOPHORA BANTIANA; FUNGI;

EID: 48249121929     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13693780801914906     Document Type: Article

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