title: Bipolaris spicifera meningitis complicating a neurosurgerical procedure.
abstract: Bipolaris spicifera, one of the darkly pigmented (dematiaceous) fungi commonly found in soil, is an uncommon cause of infection in humans and an unusual cause of meningitis and nosocomial infections. An 18-y-old boy who experienced meningitis with this micro-organism after acoustic neuroma resection was successfully treated with amphotericin B.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, St Thomas Hospital, Nashville, TN, USA.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Latham
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005658:Fungi / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D019292:Skull Base Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole; D000666:Amphotericin B