Infective meningitis caused by Phialemonium curvatum.

ABSTRACT: Infections caused by rarely encountered fungal pathogens have increased in recent decades. Phialemonium species are widely distributed in the environment and are also involved in human infections, affecting both immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients. The present study describes a case of meningitis caused by Phialemonium curvatum.

SUBMITTER: Zou Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4136149 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature