Candida tropicalis as an emerging pathogen in Candida meningitis: Case report and review

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 631-633

  Goldani, Luciano Z ^a   Santos, Rodrigo P ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Candida; Meningitis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; CEFEPIME; FLUCONAZOLE; METRONIDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CANDIDA MENINGITIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS, FUNGAL;

EID: 79955944263     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702010000600014     Document Type: Letter

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