Initial treatment of cryptococcal meningitis in AIDS

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 170-173

  Chotmongkol, Verajit ^a   Arayawichanont, Arkhom ^b   Sawanyawisuth, Kittisak ^a   Thavornpitak, Yupa ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Sappasitthiprasong Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; RIFAMPICIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DETERIORATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPOTENSION; MALE; MORTALITY; MYCOTIC MENINGITIS; OPEN STUDY; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17744365050     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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