Cryptococcal meningitis in AIDS - Need for early diagnosis

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 178-180

  Aquinas, S R ^a   Tarey, S D ^a   Ravindran, G D ^a   Nagamani, D ^a   Ross, C ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; ARTICLE; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; FUNGAL MENINGITIS; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MENINGITIS, FUNGAL;

EID: 0030089417     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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