Tuberculous meningitis in pregnancy - Implications for mother and fetus: Case report and literature review

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 289-294

  Prévost, Michel R ^a   Fung Kee Fung, Karen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Meningitis; Pregnancy; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDLINE; MILK, HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; HUMAN; NEWBORN DEATH; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

EID: 0032705795     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767059909020499     Document Type: Review

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