Fungi are largely diffuse in the environment and over 100 thousand species are currently
recognized. Only 300 fungal species can cause human disease and a minority of them can …

Fungi provide many benefits to humans. However, some of these fungi have the ability to
become human pathogens. All the major fungal pathogens can produce meningitis. From …

Fungal meningitis tends to be a subacute or chronic process; however, it may be just as
lethal as bacterial meningitis if untreated. There are many similarities between the …

The aetiology of chronic aseptic meningitis is difficult to establish. Candida meningitis in
particular is often diagnosed late, as cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) work-up and imaging findings …

Background Fungal infections of the central nervous system (FIs-CNS) have become
significantly more common over the past 2 decades. Invasion of the CNS largely depends on …

Meningitis and brain abscess because of invasive fungal pathogens are frequently fatal
infections. Newer laboratory tests allowing antigen detection or molecular amplification from …

Background Meningitis remains one of the most feared infectious diseases worldwide, yet
there are few population-based studies on the epidemiology, causes, or trends over time in …

The ongoing fungal meningitis epidemic demonstrates an important achievement for the
public health community. Important questions remain relating to the diagnosis, management …

Background: The clinical relevance of single or repeated episodes of Candida spp. in
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in adult patients is debatable. Methods: Forty-two patients with …

Purpose. Previous epidemiological and cost studies of fungal meningitis have largely
focused on single pathogens, leading to a poor understanding of the disease in general. We …