Shunt surgery for hydrocephalus complicating cryptococcal meningitis in human immunodeficiency virus-negative patients

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 673-678

  Liliang, Po Chou ^a   Liang, Cheng Loong ^a   Chang, Wen Neng ^a   Chen, Han Jung ^a   Su, Thung Ming ^a   Lu, Kang ^a   Lu, Cheng Hsien ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMA; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FUNGAL MENINGITIS; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; MENINGITIS, CRYPTOCOCCAL; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 0042832352     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/377208     Document Type: Article

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