title: Candida tropicalis as an emerging pathogen in Candida meningitis: case report and review.
abstract: Candida species are an uncommon cause of meninigitis. Given the rarity of this infection, the epidemiology, prognosis, and optimal therapy for Candida meningitis are poorly defined. The authors report on a paraplegic patient due to spinal cord injury who developed C. tropicalis meningitis. In addition, we review and discuss other reported cases of C. tropicalis meningitis in the medical literature.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
authors.forename: Luciano Z
authors.initials: LZ
authors.lastname: Goldani
authors.forename: Rodrigo P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Santos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D041022:Candida tropicalis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016921:Meningitis, Fungal / Q000382:microbiology*