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. Keywords: Candida, meningitis |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8b68cfa848d843daa91930b1432cb6dd2022-12-21T19:57:48ZengElsevierBrazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases1413-86702010-11-01146631633Candida tropicalis as an emerging pathogen in Candida meningitis: case report and reviewLuciano Z. Goldani0Rodrigo P. Santos1Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Correspondence to: Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Ramiro Barcelos 2350, Porto Alegre, 900640-003 Brazil.Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilCandida 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. Keywords: Candida, meningitishttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867010701239 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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