Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
6116323 Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease 2012 4 Pages PDF
Abstract
This report describes a rare case of neuroinfection due to Prototheca wickerhamii in a child with severe, congenital hydrocephalus. The infection resolved completely after the patient was treated with oral ketoconazole, followed by intravenous fluconazole and amphotericin B. A probable source of infection was contamination during ventriculoperitoneal drain care procedures.
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