Cerebrospinal fluid adenosine deaminase levels and adverse neurological outcome in pediatric tuberculous meningitis

Infection

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 264-266

  Jakka, S ^a   Veena, S ^b   Rao, A R M ^b   Eisenhut, M ^c  

^a HINCHINGBROOKE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Government General Hospital   (India)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DEAMINASE; GLUCOSE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; GENDER; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; LEUKOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; NEUROLOGY; NEUTROPHIL; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

ADENOSINE DEAMINASE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES; FEMALE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL;

EID: 23844548073     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-005-5005-4     Document Type: Article

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