Management of HIV-associated focal brain lesions in developing countries

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 413-421

  Modi, M ^a   Mochan, A ^a   Modi, G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PENICILLIN G; PYRAZINAMIDE; PYRIMETHAMINE; RIFAMPICIN; SULFADIAZINE;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BRAIN INJURY; CASE STUDY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG RESPONSE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NEUROSYPHILIS; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXOPLASMOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 3242782562     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hch080     Document Type: Article

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