Serum and cerebrospinal fluid concentrations of rifampicin at two dose levels in children with, tuberculous meningitis

Journal of Communicable Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 269-274

  Mahajan, Manju ^b   Rohatgi, D ^a   Talwar, V ^b   Patni, S K ^a   Mahajan, P ^b   Agarwal, D S ^b  

^a UCMS AND GTB HOSPITAL   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METABOLISM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

ANTIBIOTICS, ANTITUBERCULAR; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RIFAMPIN; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL;

EID: 0031216558     PISSN: 00195138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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