Amphotericin B with or without flucytosine followed by fluconazole as primary therapy for Cryptococcal meningitis in patients with AIDS

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 719-723

  Jaruratanasirikul, Sutep ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS; DRUG COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS, CRYPTOCOCCAL;

EID: 0030308991     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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