Adrenocortical function in hospitalised patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis receiving a rifampicin-based regimen - A pilot study

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 62-66

  Venter, W D Francois ^a   Panz, Vanessa R ^a   Feldman, Charles ^a   Joffe, Barry I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b Centre for Diabetes and Endocrinology   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN; ELECTROLYTE; ETHAMBUTOL; HYDROCORTISONE; ISONIAZID; PRASTERONE SULFATE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; SODIUM;

ADRENAL CORTEX FUNCTION; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; OSMOLALITY; PILOT STUDY; PULSE RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SODIUM URINE LEVEL;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; ALDOSTERONE; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTITUBERCULAR; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CIPROFLOXACIN; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOASSAY; INPATIENTS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RIFAMPIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 30944451006     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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