Tuberculous Meningitis in Adults: Review of 61 Cases

Infection

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 387-391

  Sutlas P N ^a   Unal A ^b   Forta, H ^c   Senol S ^d   Kirbas D ^a  

^a Bakirkoy Training Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b Zonguldak Karaelmas University   (Turkey)

^c SISLI ETFAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^d Haseki Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PREDNISOLONE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; RASH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TINNITUS; TUBERCULOMA; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VOMITING;

EID: 0346139489     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-003-3179-1     Document Type: Review

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