title: Chronic fungal meningitis caused by Aureobasidium proteae.
abstract: We present a case of chronic meningitis due to the mold Aureobasidium proteae. Clinical features, the disease course, as well as the diagnostic methods and optimal treatment options are discussed. This case confirms the neuroinvasiveness of A. proteae and introduces it as a new human pathogen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Neuroinfectology, University Hospital for Infectious Diseases Dr. Fran Mihaljević, University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia. mkutlesa@bfm.hr
authors.forename: Marko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kutleša
authors.forename: Emilija
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mlinarić-Missoni
authors.forename: Lóránt
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hatvani
authors.forename: Darko
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Voncina
authors.forename: Silvio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: Dragan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lepur
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Baršić
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016921:Meningitis, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents