Management of cryptococcal meningitis with extremely high intracranial pressure in HIV-infected patients [2]

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1790-1792

  Sun, Hsin Yun ^a   Hung, Chien Ching ^a,b   Chang, Shan Chwen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; GLYCEROL; MANNITOL;

ADULT; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; FUNGAL MENINGITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LETTER; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 2942667685     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/421272     Document Type: Letter

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