Undiagnosed Cryptococcus gattii meningitis leading to subsequent ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection in a patient with symptoms of normal pressure hydrocephalus: case report and literature review

BACKGROUND: Cryptococcus gattii is known to be an etiologic agent of human cryptococcosis, particularly in immunocompetent persons. C. gattii infection usually involves the central nervous system, the respiratory tract, or may be disseminated. Here we report an atypical manifestation of C. gattii in...

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Autores principales: Dhitinanmuang, Wutthiseth, Chongtrakool, Piriyaporn, Jitmuang, Anupop
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5987493/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29866070
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-018-3165-y

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5987493/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29866070
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-018-3165-y

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