A Case of Candida parapsilosis Meningitis in a Patient with Ventriculo-peritoneal Shunt
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
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: 297-299, 2003.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
Candida species is an uncommon pathogen and usually causes meningitis as a nosocomial infection. We report a case where a ventriculoperitoneal shunt was placed in a 72-year-old woman with hydrocephalus. Three months later, the patient was referred to the department of neurology due to fever and drowsiness. Candida parapsilosis was cultured in the cerebrospinal fluid as the causative agent of meningitis. Candida species should be considered as a pathogen when meningitis is present in severely ill patients with ventriculoperitoneal shunts.
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Main subject:
Sleep Stages
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Candida
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Cerebrospinal Fluid
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Cross Infection
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Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
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Fever
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Hydrocephalus
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Meningitis
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Neurology
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
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