Fungal Meningitis in US Patients Who Received Epidural Anesthesia in Matamoros, Mexico

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Authors

Dallas J. Smith · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Elizabeth Misas · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Jeremy A.W. Gold · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Nicole Evert · Texas Department of State Health Services

Thi Dang · Texas Department of State Health Services

Emilie Prot · Texas Department of State Health Services

Simone Godwin

Abstract

Clinicians should maintain suspicion for fungal meningitis in patients with negative bacterial culture, viral culture, and molecular testing with a history of epidural anesthesia for any reason.

Topics & Keywords

Antifungal resistance and susceptibility Anesthesia and Pain Management Pediatric Pain Management Techniques

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volume 82, Issue 3, pp. e477-e484

DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaf399

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