Candida meningitis post gliadel wafer placement successfully treated with intrathecal and intravenous amphotericin B

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 215-218

  Glick, Jorie A ^a   Graham, Robert S ^b   Voils, Stacy A ^c  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphotericin B; Brain abscess; Brain tumor; Candida; Carmustine; Central nervous system infection; Gliadel; Intrathecal; Meningitis; Polifeprosan

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; CARMUSTINE; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA MENINGITIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; DEBRIDEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEUROIMAGING; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT CANCER; SYMPTOM; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CANDIDIASIS; CARMUSTINE; DECANOIC ACIDS; DRUG IMPLANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MENINGITIS, FUNGAL; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; POLYESTERS;

EID: 74549188975     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1M453     Document Type: Article

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