Meningitis caused by Pseudallescheria boydii treated with voriconazole

Authors
Poza, G Montoya, J Redondo, C Ruiz, J Vila, N Rodriguez-Tudela, JL Ceron, A Simarro, E
Citation
G. Poza et al., Meningitis caused by Pseudallescheria boydii treated with voriconazole, CLIN INF D, 30(6), 2000, pp. 981-982
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Immunology
Journal title
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ISSN journal
10584838 → ACNP
Volume
30
Issue
6
Year of publication
2000
Pages
981 - 982
Database
ISI
SICI code
1058-4838(200006)30:6<981:MCBPBT>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
Meningitis caused by Pseudallescheria boydii is an uncommon infection of th e CNS that usually has a poor prognosis and a difficult treatment. We descr ibe a case of chronic meningitis caused by P. boydii in an immunocompetent host that was successfully treated with voriconazole, a new antifungal agen t.