Antifungal therapy for treatment of cryptococcal meningitis

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 178-180

  Yao, Zhirong ^a   Liao, Wanqing ^a   Wen, Hai ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antifungal therapy; Cryptococcal meningitis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CHILD; CHILL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FEMALE; FEVER; FUNGAL MENINGITIS; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; RELAPSE; RIGOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; HUMANS; INFANT; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; MENINGITIS, CRYPTOCOCCAL; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0342657232     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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