Acute meningoencephalitis as initial presentation of human immunodeficiency virus infection: Report of two cases

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 195-198

  Li, Chien Ming ^a   Lee, Yu Yin ^a   Ho, Yueh Ren ^a  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Human immunodeficiency virus; Meningoencephalitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; GENTAMICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPILEPTIC STATE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING TEST; SEIZURE; TUBERCULOSIS; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS LOAD;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CEFAZOLIN; GENTAMICINS; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0036744132     PISSN: 02532662     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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