Candidal meningitis following bacterial meningitis.
Patients with bacterial meningitis and posttraumatic and/or postsurgical access to the CSF are at risk for superinfection with Candida species. Patients who are not improving on appropriate antimicrobial chemotherapy for bacterial meningitis or are deteriorating after initial improvement should have a CSF reexamination for Candida superinfection.
Gelfand
M S
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Department of Medicine, Methodist Hospital, Memphis, Tenn 38104.
McGee
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Kaiser
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Tally
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Moses
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D000328:Adult; D002177:Candidiasis; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000009:adverse effects; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007016:Hypophysectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D007710:Klebsiella Infections; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000209:etiology*; D008583:Meningitis, Haemophilus; D008875:Middle Aged; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections; D015163:Superinfection