Brain abscess caused by Cladophialophora bantiana: Total remission after full resection and short-course Voriconazole treatment

We report on a brain abscess in an immunocompetent man caused by Cladophialophora bantiana, a black mold known to prefer the brain for abscess-formations with a mortality rate up to 65%. The published cases so far show different therapeutical approaches and outcomes, whereby a standardized treatment...

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Autores principales: Schweizer, Li-Anne, Bärlocher, Lorenz, Graber, Anne, Boggian, Katia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6304373/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30619682
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2018.12.001

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6304373/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30619682
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2018.12.001

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