Non-septic purulent meningitis in two patients with concurrent HTLV-1 and Strongyloides stercoralis infection;Meningite purulente aseptique chez deux patients co-infectes par HTLV-1 et Strongyloides stercoralis

Medecine Tropicale

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 262-264

  Foucan, L ^a,b   Genevier, I ^a   Lamaury, I ^a   Strobel, M ^a  

^a Ctr Hosp Univ de Pointe a Pure   (Guadeloupe)

^b CHU de Pointe a Pitre   (Guadeloupe)

Author keywords

HTLV 1; Meningitis; Strongyloides stercoralis; West French Indies

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTINEMATODAL AGENT; TIABENDAZOLE;

ABSCESS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DRUG COMBINATION; FECES; HUMAN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITOLOGY; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTINEMATODAL AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FECES; HTLV-I INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS, ASEPTIC; MIDDLE AGED; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; SUPPURATION; THIABENDAZOLE;

EID: 2442662898     PISSN: 0025682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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