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* [[Aspergillus |
* [[Aspergillus]]: first line treatment voriconazole |
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* [[Scedosporium apiospermum]]: associated with immunocompetent patients after drowning |
* [[Scedosporium apiospermum]]: associated with immunocompetent patients after drowning |
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* [[Cladophialophora bantiana]] (dematiaceous mold) |
* [[Cladophialophora bantiana]] (dematiaceous mold) |
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* [[Ochroconis gallopava]] (dematiaceous mold) |
* [[Ochroconis gallopava]] (dematiaceous mold) |
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* [[Exserohilum rostratum]] (dematiaceous mold) |
* [[Exserohilum rostratum]] (dematiaceous mold) |
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* [[Mucorales |
* [[Mucorales]] ([[Mucor circinelloides]]): associated with mycotic aneurysms and infarcts |
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* [[Fusarium |
* [[Fusarium]] (although causing CNS infections in the form of bilateral endophthalmitis, does not really causes brain abscess) |
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== Further Reading == |
== Further Reading == |
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* McCarthy ''et al.'' Mold Infections of the Central Nervous System. NEJM. 2014;371:150. doi: |
* McCarthy ''et al.'' Mold Infections of the Central Nervous System. ''NEJM''. 2014;371:150. doi: [https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMra1216008 10.1056/NEJMra1216008] |
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Latest revision as of 02:54, 8 February 2022
- Aspergillus: first line treatment voriconazole
- Scedosporium apiospermum: associated with immunocompetent patients after drowning
- Cladophialophora bantiana (dematiaceous mold)
- Ochroconis gallopava (dematiaceous mold)
- Exserohilum rostratum (dematiaceous mold)
- Mucorales (Mucor circinelloides): associated with mycotic aneurysms and infarcts
- Fusarium (although causing CNS infections in the form of bilateral endophthalmitis, does not really causes brain abscess)
Further Reading
- McCarthy et al. Mold Infections of the Central Nervous System. NEJM. 2014;371:150. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra1216008
