Prognosis of tuberculous meningitis in adults in the era of modern antituberculous chemotherapy

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 215-222

  Wang, Jann Tay ^a   Hung, Chien Ching ^a   Sheng, Wang Huei ^a   Wang, Jann Yuan ^a   Chang, Shan Chwen ^a   Luh, Kwen Tay ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antituberculous chemotherapy; Prognosis; Tuberculous meningitis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MORTALITY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN; TORTICOLLIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ETHAMBUTOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; ISONIAZID; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PROGNOSIS; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL;

EID: 0036942899     PISSN: 02532662     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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