title: Aureobasidium mansoni meningitis in a leukemia patient successfully treated with amphotericin B.
abstract: Aureobasidium mansoni fungal meningitis in a 30-year-old leukemic patient is reported. This is the first reported case of Aureobasidium spp. central nervous system infection. The patient was successfully treated with systemic antifungal chemotherapy with a total dose of 2.2 g of amphotericin B.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemotherapy, Postgraduate Medical School, Bratislava, Slovakia.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Krcméry
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Spánik
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Danisovicová
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jesenská
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blahová
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D016921:Meningitis, Fungal / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D000666:Amphotericin B