Tuberculous meningits in adults in Turkey: Epidemiology, diagnosis, clinic and laboratory

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 337-343

  Hoşoǧlu, Salih ^a   Geyik, M F ^a   Balik, I ^b   Aygen, B ^c   Erol, S ^d   Aygencel, S G ^e   Mert, A ^f   Saltoglu N ^g   Dokmetas I ^h   Felek, S ⁱ   Sumbul M ^j   Irmak, H ^k   Aydin, K ^l   Ayaz, C ^a   Kokoglu O F ^a   Ucmak H ^a   Satilmis S ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^e HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^f ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^g CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^h CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

ⁱ FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^j ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^k YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^l KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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Author keywords

Close contact; Diagnosis; Epidemiological features; Tuberculous meningitis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAINING; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL; TURKEY;

EID: 0038584908     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023673532656     Document Type: Article

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