Paradoxical immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome associated with previous Cryptococcus neoformans infection in an HIV-positive patient requiring neurosurgical intervention

New Microbiologica

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 209-212

  Biagetti, Carlo ^a,c   Nicola, Monica ^b   Borderi, Marco ^a   Pavoni, Michele ^a   Tampellini, Livia ^a   Verucchi, Gabriella ^a   Chiodo, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Criptococcus neoformans; Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE;

AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; IMMUNE RECONSTITUTION INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; BRAIN; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FEMALE; FLUCONAZOLE; HIV-1; HUMANS; IMMUNE RECONSTITUTION INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME; MIDDLE AGED; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 67649997672     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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