Spirochetal infection of the nervous system

Neurologic Clinics

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 783-800

  Estanislao, L B ^a   Pachner, A R ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; DOXYCYCLINE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BORRELIA INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DRUG MEGADOSE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NEUROSYPHILIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 0032744196     PISSN: 07338619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0733-8619(05)70166-3     Document Type: Article

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