A Rare Case of Cladophialophora bantiana Intracranial Infection: Highlighting the Utility of Next‐Generation Sequencing in Diagnosis.

Cladophialophora bantiana is a dematiaceous fungi and the most common cause of cerebral phaeohyphomycosis. Here, we report a rare case of cerebral ventriculitis with development of a cerebral abscess due to C. bantiana diagnosed by cell‐free DNA next‐generation sequencing. Noninvasive diagnostics led to earlier disease identification and initiation of antifungal therapy, which has the potential to reduce mortality in this highly fatal disease. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]