Detection of (1,3)-β-D-glucans in situ in a Candida albicans brain granuloma

Journal of Infection

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 622-624

  Hoarau, Gautier ^a   Kerdraon, Olivier ^b   Lagree, Marion ^b   Vinchon, Matthieu ^b   François, Nadine ^a   Dubos, François ^b   Sendid, Boualem ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; BETA 1,3 GLUCAN; FLUCYTOSINE; MANNAN;

BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN GRANULOMA; BRAIN TUMOR; BRAIN VENTRICLE HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GENE SEQUENCE; GRANULOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCEPHALUS; LETTER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STAINING; STEREOTACTIC BIOPSY;

BETA-GLUCANS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; BRAIN DISEASES; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GRANULOMA; HUMANS;

EID: 84887025294     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: 15322742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2013.08.002     Document Type: Letter

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