Treatment of cryptococcal meningitis associated with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 337, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 15-21

  Van Der Horst, Charles M ^a   Saag, Michael S ^b   Cloud, Gretchen A ^b   Hamill, Richard J ^c   Graybill, J R ^d   Sobel, Jack D ^e   Johnson, Philip C ^f   Tuazon, Carmelita U ^g   Kerkering, Thomas ^h   Moskovitz, Bruce L ⁱ   Powderly, William G ^j   Dismukes, William E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^e WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^g GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ JANSSEN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^j WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TOXICITY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FUNGAL MENINGITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LIVER TOXICITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; AGED; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; MALE; MENINGITIS, CRYPTOCOCCAL; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0038025895     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199707033370103     Document Type: Article

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