Cryptococcal meningitis in an immunocompetent child: A case report and literature review

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 930-934

  Othman, Norlijah ^a,d   Abdullah, Nor Atiqah Ng ^b   Wahab, Zubaidah Abdul ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b Pantai Hospital   (Malaysia)

^c HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

^d Monash University Sunway Campus   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; PARASITE ANTIBODY;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIBODY DETECTION; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALARIA; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOTIC MENINGITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA; REVIEW; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; URINE CULTURE; WIDAL WEIL FELIX TEST;

EID: 12444286210     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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