| Meningitis caused by Filobasidium uniguttulatum: case report and overview of the literature. | |
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PMID: 21729175 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Cryptococcal meningitis is mainly caused by Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii, but occasionally other Cryptococcus species and phylogenetically related species are involved. Herein, we present a case of cryptococcal meningitis from China, which was caused by an azole and flucytosine resistant Filobasidium uniguttulatum. In addition, we present an overview of the literature of meningitis caused by Cryptococcus species other than C. neoformans and C. gattii. Eight cases were related to infections of the central nervous system. Leukaemia and cancer were important risk factors in HIV-negative patients. Molecular identification and susceptibility testing are important for proper management of patients because the species involved may differ in susceptibility to antifungal drugs. |
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Weihua Pan; Wanqing Liao; Ferry Hagen; Bart Theelen; Weimin Shi; Jacques F Meis; Teun Boekhout |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-7-6 |
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Title: Mycoses Volume: - ISSN: 1439-0507 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Jul |
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Created Date: 2011-7-6 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8805008 Medline TA: Mycoses Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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© 2011 Blackwell Verlag GmbH. |
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National Laboratory of Cryptococcus neoformans, Department of Dermatology, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Yeast and Basidiomycete Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Eijkman Winkler Institute, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands Department of Dermatology, Shanghai First People's Hospital, Shanghai, China Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. |
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