Cryptococcal meningitis in Durban, South Africa: A comparison of clinical features, laboratory findings, and outcome for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive and HIV-negative patients

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 131-134

  Moosa, M Y S ^a   Coovadia, Y M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FEMALE; FUNGAL MENINGITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0031052376     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/24.2.131     Document Type: Article

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