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WORLD NEUROSURGERY
Volume 149, Issue -, Pages 244-+Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.01.033
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Antifungal agents; Aspergillosis; Itraconazole; Neurosurgery; Voriconazole
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Cerebral aspergillosis has a high mortality rate, but surgical resection and the use of voriconazole or itraconazole have been shown to significantly improve patient survival.
OBJECTIVE: Cerebral aspergillosis carries a high mortality. Rapid diagnosis and treatment can increase survival, but symptoms and imaging findings are nonspecific. The literature on cerebral aspergillosis consists mostly of case reports and case series and lacks large-scale review of data. METHODS: We performed a review of the literature using PubMed in March 2019. We recorded the year of publication, age and sex of patients, neurosurgical involvement, the antifungals administered, use of intrathecal antifungals, and the outcome of patients. The relationships among variables were tested using bivariant statics and linear regression. RESULTS: A total of 324 studies met the eligibility criteria, and 198 studies including 248 patients were included. Surgical resection (odds ratio [OR], 0.45; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.25-0.80; P < 0.01) and administration of voriconazole (OR, 0.32; 95% CI, 0.18-0.55; P < 0.001) or itraconazole (OR, 0.36; 95% CI, 0.16-0.72; P < 0.001) were shown to be significantly associated with survival. CONCLUSIONS: Given the significant survival benefits for patients who received voriconazole and surgical intervention, we suggest early antifungal medical treatment and resection.
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