Cryptococcal cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection treated with fluconazole
A 37-year-old woman with a cadaveric renal allotransplantation required intra-cranial shunting devices after a presumptive episode of tuberculous meningitis. Six months later, she developed a culture-proven cryptococcal meningitis. Without having her ventriculo-auricular shunt removed, she was succe...
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Main Authors: | Daniel Eymard, François Lebel |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
1993-01-01
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Series: | Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1993/262037 |
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