The effect of prior BCG vaccination on the clinical and radiographic presentation of tuberculous meningitis in children in Istanbul, Turkey

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 885-890

  Güler, Nermin ^a,b   Ones U ^a   Somer, A ^a   Salman, N ^a   Yalcin I ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

BCG vaccine; Children; Outcome; PPD; Tuberculous meningitis

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; TUBERCULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; BCG VACCINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL; TURKEY; VACCINATION;

EID: 0031736599     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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