Impact of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection on the epidemiology and outcome of bacterial meningitis in South African children

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 119-125

  Madhi, Shabir A ^a   Madhi, Anas ^a   Petersen, Karen ^a   Khoosal, Manikant ^a   Klugman, Keith P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Haemophilus influenzae type b; HIV 1; Meningitis; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GRAM STAINING; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SEROTYPING; SOUTH AFRICA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HIV-1; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0035568887     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1201-9712(01)90085-2     Document Type: Article

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