Open AccessWhat Can We Learn and What Do We Need to Know Amidst the Iatrogenic Outbreak of Exserohilum Rostratum Meningitis?
Author(s) -
Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis,
David S. Perlin,
Emmanuel Roilides,
Thomas J. Walsh
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases/clinical infectious diseases (online. university of chicago. press)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/cit283
Subject(s) - medicine , outbreak , meningitis , exserohilum , epidemiology , intensive care medicine , virology , pediatrics , biology , pathology , blight , horticulture
The tragedy of the ongoing epidemic of meningitis caused by Exserohilum rostratum brings into focus the epidemiology, risk factors, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of a multitude of opportunistic mold infections of the central nervous system. Herein we provide our perspective regarding the translational research objectives of this infection that are needed to make an impact on this important healthcare crisis.