Candida tropicalis as an emerging pathogen in Candida meningitis: case report and review
Candida species are an uncommon cause of meninigitis. Given the rarity of this infection, the epidemiology, prognosis, and optimal therapy for Candida meningitis are poorly defined. The authors report on a paraplegic patient due to spinal cord injury who developed C. tropicalis meningitis. In additi...
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| author | Luciano Z Goldani Rodrigo P Santos |
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| description | Candida species are an uncommon cause of meninigitis. Given the rarity of this infection, the epidemiology, prognosis, and optimal therapy for Candida meningitis are poorly defined. The authors report on a paraplegic patient due to spinal cord injury who developed C. tropicalis meningitis. In addition, we review and discuss other reported cases of C. tropicalis meningitis in the medical literature |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7c30dc80acea4cf79abb73780f3ab62a2022-12-22T01:27:49ZengElsevierBrazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases1678-439114663163310.1590/S1413-86702010000600014S1413-86702010000600014Candida tropicalis as an emerging pathogen in Candida meningitis: case report and reviewLuciano Z Goldani0Rodrigo P Santos1Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulCandida species are an uncommon cause of meninigitis. Given the rarity of this infection, the epidemiology, prognosis, and optimal therapy for Candida meningitis are poorly defined. The authors report on a paraplegic patient due to spinal cord injury who developed C. tropicalis meningitis. In addition, we review and discuss other reported cases of C. tropicalis meningitis in the medical literaturehttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702010000600014&lng=en&tlng=enCandidameningitis |
| spellingShingle | Luciano Z Goldani Rodrigo P Santos Candida tropicalis as an emerging pathogen in Candida meningitis: case report and review Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases Candida meningitis |
| title | Candida tropicalis as an emerging pathogen in Candida meningitis: case report and review |
| title_full | Candida tropicalis as an emerging pathogen in Candida meningitis: case report and review |
| title_fullStr | Candida tropicalis as an emerging pathogen in Candida meningitis: case report and review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Candida tropicalis as an emerging pathogen in Candida meningitis: case report and review |
| title_short | Candida tropicalis as an emerging pathogen in Candida meningitis: case report and review |
| title_sort | candida tropicalis as an emerging pathogen in candida meningitis case report and review |
| topic | Candida meningitis |
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