Candidal meningitis in HIV-infected patients

AIDS Patient Care and STDs

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 681-686

  Casado, Jose L ^a   Quereda, Carmen ^a   Corral, Iñigo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; DIAMORPHINE; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; ZALCITABINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CASE REPORT; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG CHOICE; FUNGAL MENINGITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NEPHROTOXICITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0031691522     PISSN: 10872914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/apc.1998.12.681     Document Type: Review

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