Candida albicans brain abscesses in an injection drug user patient: a case report

BACKGROUND: Fungal brain abscess is an uncommon disease, mostly associated with immunocompromised states and poorly controlled diabetes. Its incidence, however, is rising as a result of the increasing use of immunosuppressive agents, corticosteroids and broad-spectrum antimicrobial therapy. Candida...

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Autores principales: Neves, Nélia, Santos, Lurdes, Reis, Carina, Sarmento, António
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4255923/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25421883
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-7-837

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4255923/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25421883
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-7-837

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