Tuberculous meningitis in BCG vaccinated and unvaccinated children

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 76, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1550-1554

  Kumar, R ^a,b   Dwivedi, A ^b   Kumar, P ^b   Kohli, N ^b  

^a HIG 111 ^*  (India)

^b KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; BRAIN FUNCTION; CELL COUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CYTOLOGY; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BCG VACCINE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; ISONIAZID; MALE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPIN; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL; VACCINATION;

EID: 27444445344     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2005.065201     Document Type: Article

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