| Literature DB >> 16308237 |
Shigeki Nakamura1, Yoshitsugu Miyazaki, Yasuhito Higashiyama, Katsunori Yanagihara, Hideaki Ohno, Yoichi Hirakata, Masahiro Shikuwa, Yohei Mizuta, Takayoshi Tashiro, Shigeru Kohno.
Abstract
A 41-y-old male had been diagnosed as having community acquired pneumonia (CAP) with consolidations in the chest radiograph, fever and cough. Since clarithromycin and ss-lactam agents were not effective, bronchoscopic examination was performed. Indian ink staining of bronchial wash smears revealed yeast-like cells with a thick capsule, and Cryptococcus neoformans was isolated several d later. Serum glucuronoxylomannan antigen was > or = x 1024. The patient was treated with itraconazole for 16 weeks.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID： 16308237 DOI： 10.1080/00365540410025195
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Scand J Infect Dis ISSN： 0036-5548