Cryptococcus neoformans meningoencephalitis in African children with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 54-56

  Gumbo, Tawanda ^a,c   Kadzirange, Gerard ^b   Mielke, Jens ^a   Gangaidzo, Innocent T ^a   Hakim, James G ^a  

^a UNIV OF ZIMBABWE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Zimbabwe)

^b Chitungwiza General Hospital   (Zimbabwe)

^c ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptococcus neoformans; Human immunodeficiency virus; Meningoencephalitis; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVULSION; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SEIZURE; ZIMBABWE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; INFANT; MALE; MENINGITIS, CRYPTOCOCCAL; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEIZURES; VOMITING; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0036144506     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200201000-00012     Document Type: Article

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