Tuberculous brain abscess in AIDS patients: Report of three cases and literature review

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 201-207

  Vidal, J E ^a   Penalva De Oliveira, A C ^a,b   Bonasser Filho, F ^a   Schiavon Nogueira, R ^a   Dauar, R F ^a   Leite, A G ^a   Lins, D L M ^a   Coelho, J F G S ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INFECTOLOGIA EMÍLIO RIBAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Central nervous system tuberculosis; Focal brain lesions; Tuberculous brain abscess

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIMYCOBACTERIAL AGENT; EFAVIRENZ; ETHAMBUTOL; FOLINIC ACID; ISONIAZID; LAMIVUDINE; METRONIDAZOLE; OFLOXACIN; PYRAZINAMIDE; PYRIMETHAMINE; RIFAMPICIN; SULFADIAZINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MEDLINE; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TOXIC HEPATITIS; TOXOPLASMOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

EID: 20444452559     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2004.06.010     Document Type: Article

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