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ArticleCurrent medical mycology2020

Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis due to

Prachala G Rathod, Bibhabati Mishra, Archana Thakur, Poonam S Loomba, Abha Sharma, Ashish Bajaj, Madhusmita Das, Ashna Bhasin

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Article in Current medical mycology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Prachala G RathodDepartment of Microbiology, Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, New Delhi, India.
Bibhabati MishraDepartment of Microbiology, Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, New Delhi, India.
Archana ThakurDepartment of Microbiology, Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, New Delhi, India.
Poonam S LoombaDepartment of Microbiology, Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, New Delhi, India.
Abha SharmaDepartment of Microbiology, Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, New Delhi, India.
Ashish BajajDepartment of Microbiology, Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, New Delhi, India.
Madhusmita DasDepartment of Microbiology, Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, New Delhi, India.
Ashna BhasinDepartment of Microbiology, Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, New Delhi, India.
Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and purposeFungal infections of the central nervous system (CNS) are life-threatening conditions that are frequently misdiagnosed with bacterial and viral CNS infections. Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis is a cerebral infection caused by dematiaceous fungi, especially CASE REPORT: We report a case of a 21-year-old male presenting with headache, seizures and weakness in the limbs. Radiological examination revealed multiple brain abscesses. After surgical excision and laboratory evaluation, it was found to be caused by C. bantiana. The patient's outcome was good with surgical excision and voriconazole therapy.

conclusionBrain abscess caused by

Indexed as

Brain abscessPhaeoid fungiVoriconazole

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PMID33628983
PMCPMC7888520
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