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Candida lusitaniae causing fatal meningitis.

Abstract

Fatal meningitis due to Candida lusitaniae in a 35 year old previously healthy man is described. C. lusitaniae is an opportunistic fungal pathogen reported infrequently in the English literature. This is the third case report of meningitis and the first fatal infection in an adult from Central India due to C. lusitaniae known to the authors.

Entities: Disease Species

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Year: 1993 PMID： 8290437 PMCID： PMC2399904 DOI： 10.1136/pgmj.69.817.878

Source DB: PubMed Journal: Postgrad Med J ISSN： 0032-5473 Impact factor: 2.401

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Journal: J Clin Microbiol Date: 1983-08 Impact factor: 5.948

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Journal: South Med J Date: 1985-05 Impact factor: 0.954

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Journal: N Engl J Med Date: 1971-11 Impact factor: 91.245

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Journal: N Engl J Med Date: 1992-03-26 Impact factor: 91.245

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Authors: D L Holzschu; H L Presley; M Miranda; H J Phaff
Journal: J Clin Microbiol Date: 1979-08 Impact factor: 5.948

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Authors: J G Baker; H L Nadler; P Forgacs; S R Kurtz
Journal: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis Date: 1984-04 Impact factor: 2.803

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Authors: W G Merz; G R Sandford
Journal: J Clin Microbiol Date: 1979-06 Impact factor: 5.948

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Authors: W G Merz
Journal: J Clin Microbiol Date: 1984-12 Impact factor: 5.948

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Authors: C R Libertin; W R Wilson; G D Roberts
Journal: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis Date: 1985-01 Impact factor: 2.803

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1. Usefulness of McRAPD for typing and importance of biofilm production in a case of nosocomial ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection caused by Candida lusitaniae.

Authors: Petr Hamal; Juraj Hanzen; Frantisek Horn; Jitka Trtkova; Lenka Ruskova; Renata Vecerova; Filip Ruzicka; Anna Vollekova; Vladislav Raclavsky
Journal: Folia Microbiol (Praha) Date: 2011-09-06 Impact factor: 2.099

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