Cryptococcal meningitis in human immunodeficiency virus - Infected patients in Harare, Zimbabwe

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 284-289

  Heyderman, Robert S ^a   Gangaidzo, Innocent T ^b   Hakim, James G ^b   Mielke, Jens ^b   Taziwa, Albert ^b   Musvaire, Praise ^b   Robertson, Valerie J ^b   Mason, Peter R ^b  

^a NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FUNGAL MENINGITIS; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGISM; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL TIME; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0031905259     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/516298     Document Type: Article

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