Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6116323 | Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease | 2012 | 4 Pages |
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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Authors
Iwona Å»ak, Tomasz Jagielski, StanisÅaw Kwiatkowski, Jacek Bielecki,