The prognostic factors of adult tuberculous meningitis

Infection

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 299-304

  Lu, C H ^a   Chang, W N ^a   Chang, H W ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adult tuberculous meningitis; Prognostic factors

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL;

EID: 0035217573     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-001-1100-3     Document Type: Article

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