Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Interferon-γ and voriconazole combined therapy for refractory meningeal coccidioidomycosis in a patient with interferon-γ deficiency |
| Authors: |
Alejandro De la Hoz, Alexandre Malek, Rodrigo Hasbun |
| Source: |
IDCases, Vol 21, Iss , Pp e00835- (2020) |
| Publisher Information: |
Elsevier, 2020. |
| Publication Year: |
2020 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Infectious and parasitic diseases |
| Subject Terms: |
Coccidioidomycosis, Meningitis, Gamma-interferon, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216 |
| More Details: |
Coccidioides meningitis (CM) is a challenging infection, given the limited penetration to the cerebrospinal fluid of conventional antifungals, resulting in a high risk of recurrence. We present the first case of a successfully treated persistent CM with voriconazole and adjuvant INF-γ 1b. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2214-2509 |
| Relation: |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250920301438; https://doaj.org/toc/2214-2509 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00835 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/2bd5583b7e5b40488c635d9bb4d8f9e1 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.2bd5583b7e5b40488c635d9bb4d8f9e1 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
