Aspergillus terreus Meningitis in lmmunocompetent Patient: A Case Report

被引：12

作者：

Elsawy, Abdelrahman ^{[1
,2
]}

Faidah, Hani ^{[1
,3
]}

Ahmed, Abdalla ^{[3
]}

Mostafa, Asmaa ^{[1
,4
]}

Mohamed, Farah ^{[5
]}

机构：

[1] Minist Educ, Dept Med Microbiol, Al Noor Specialist Hosp, Mecca, Saudi Arabia

[2] Al Azhar Univ, Dept Microbiol, Al Azhar Fac Med, Cairo, Egypt

[3] Umm Al Qura Univ, Dept Microbiol, Coll Med, Mecca, Saudi Arabia

[4] Tanta Univ, Dept Microbiol, Tanta Fac Med, Tanta, Egypt

[5] Minist Educ, Dept Med, Al Noor Specialist Hosp, Mecca, Saudi Arabia

来源：

FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY | 2015年 / 6卷

关键词：

Aspergillus; terreus; meningitis; immunocompetent; patient; SYSTEM; RHINOSINUSITIS; SINUSITIS; SPECTRUM; THERAPY;

D O I：

10.3389/fmicb.2015.01353

中图分类号：

Q93 [微生物学];

学科分类号：

071005 ; 100705 ;

摘要：

We present a description of a rare but dangerous case of fungal meningitis caused by Aspergillus terreus in an immunocompetent patient with a history of sinus disease.

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