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[Meningitis to Candida albicans at the adult, use of the new diagnosis methods].

G DuclosJ-C DumontS RanqueL ZieleskiewiczN Bruder
Published in: Annales francaises d'anesthesie et de reanimation (2014)
Candida albicans or non-albicans are a frequent source of infection but seldom displayed in cerebrospinal fluid although responsible of an important number of nosocomial meningitis. Diagnosis is difficult which often delays treatment, which in turn hinders prognostic. This clinical case shows a patient afflicted with a deadly C. albicans meningitis and allows us to focus on new diagnostic tools and advice against this infection.
Keyphrases
  • candida albicans
  • cerebrospinal fluid
  • biofilm formation
  • case report
  • sensitive detection
  • escherichia coli
  • fluorescent probe
  • pseudomonas aeruginosa