Tuberculosis of the central nervous system in children: A 20-year survey

Journal of Infection

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 61-68

  Farinha, N J ^a   Razali, K A ^a   Holzel, H ^a   Morgan, G ^a   Novelli, V M ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLOFAZIMINE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PROTIONAMIDE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STEROID; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BCG VACCINATION; BRAIN TISSUE; CAUCASIAN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; LABORATORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NEUROSURGERY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOMA; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033845124     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jinf.2000.0692     Document Type: Article

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