Halioti Asimenia, Vrettou Charikleia S, Neromyliotis Eleftherios, Gavrielatou Evdokia, Sarri Aikaterini, Psaroudaki Zoi, Magira Eleni E
First Department of Critical Care Medicine, Evangelismos Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 106 76 Athens, Greece.
Department of Neurosurgery, Evangelismos Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 106 76 Athens, Greece.
J Fungi (Basel). 2024 Dec 11;10(12):859. doi: 10.3390/jof10120859.
is notorious for its ability to spread within healthcare environments, particularly in intensive care units (ICUs), posing significant challenges for clinicians as treatment options become limited. This is especially concerning in the context of central nervous system (CNS)-invasive infections. While rare, its involvement in nosocomial brain ventriculitis presents substantial diagnostic and therapeutic challenges, with no established guidelines for managing CNS infections caused by . This report presents a case of ventriculitis in an ICU patient and offers a comprehensive and targeted literature review, emphasizing diagnostic approaches, treatment strategies, and the clinical complexities of managing this emerging pathogen in CNS infections.
因其在医疗环境中,尤其是在重症监护病房(ICU)内的传播能力而臭名昭著,随着治疗选择变得有限,给临床医生带来了重大挑战。在中枢神经系统(CNS)侵袭性感染的背景下,这一点尤为令人担忧。虽然罕见,但其在医院获得性脑室炎中的出现带来了重大的诊断和治疗挑战,对于由……引起的中枢神经系统感染,尚无既定的管理指南。本报告介绍了一例ICU患者的脑室炎病例,并提供了全面且有针对性的文献综述,强调了诊断方法、治疗策略以及在中枢神经系统感染中管理这种新兴病原体的临床复杂性。