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Predisposing Factors

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The central nervous system (CNS) is an uncommon site for fungal infections. A rise of infections in the immunocompromised patient population, along with an increase in their life expectancy due to improved medical care, has led to an increase in the prevalence of CNS mycotic infections. An early diagnosis and prompt management, both medical and surgical, are essential for improving the clinical outcome.

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Abbreviations

BWI:

Burn wound infection

CNS:

Central nervous system

CVID:

Common variable immunodeficiency

HIV:

Human immunodeficiency virus

HSCT:

Haematopoietic stem cell transplant

IV:

Intravenous

MDR:

Multidrug-resistant

SCID:

Severe combined immunodeficiency

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Shruti Gupta & Sanjay Behari

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Aydın Adnan Menderes University, School of Medicine, Aydın, Turkey

    Mehmet Turgut

  2. Department of Pathology, Basavatarakam Indo-American Hospital & Research Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

    Sundaram Challa

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, Avicenne Military Hospital, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Marrakech, Morocco

    Ali Akhaddar

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Gupta, S., Behari, S. (2019). Predisposing Factors. In: Turgut, M., Challa, S., Akhaddar, A. (eds) Fungal Infections of the Central Nervous System. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-06088-6_5

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