Candida infection of the central nervous system following neurosurgery: A 12-year review

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 153, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1347-1350

  O'Brien, Deirdre ^a   Stevens, Niall T ^a   Lim, Chor Hiang ^a   O'Brien, Donncha F ^a   Smyth, Edmond ^a   Fitzpatrick, Fidelma ^a,b   Humphreys, Hilary ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b HEALTH PROTECTION SURVEILLANCE CENTRE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Candida; Meningitis; Neurosurgery

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CARMUSTINE; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA MENINGITIS; CANDIDIASIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUNT INFECTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BRAIN DISEASES; CANDIDIASIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MENINGITIS, FUNGAL; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959572236     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: 09420940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-011-0990-9     Document Type: Article

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