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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...
Autores principales: | Neves, Nélia, Santos, Lurdes, Reis, Carina, Sarmento, António |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2014
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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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