A registry of tuberculous meningitis in Hong Kong

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1391-1397

  Lau, Kwok Kwong ^a   Yu, I T S ^b,k   Chan, A C K ^b   Wong, L K S ^b   Tam, C M ^b,e   Sheng, B ^a,a   Li, H L ^a   Chan, H S ^c   Yam, K L ^c   Yeung, H M ^c   Chow, F L ^d   Ip, S ^d   Tse, Philomena ^d   Chan, C K ^e   Yew, W W ^f   Chan, K S ^g   Chen, W ^h   Mok, Y W ^h   Ko, K F ⁱ   Kwan, M C ⁱ   Tsoi, T H ^j   Cheung, C M ^j   Tai, L B ^a   Wong, T Y ^a   Lau, K K ^a   Leung, C W ^a   Wong, K S ^k   Ip, Margaret ^k   Yeung, W L ^k   Ng, K K ^l   Wong, C K ^l   Tsang, Dominic ^l   Wu, S P ^l   Mok, K Y ^m   Lam, C W ^m   Tsang, K L ^n,p   Chan, K H ⁿ   Lau, Y L ⁿ   Li, T T ^o   Szeto, M L ^q   Mok, C K ^q   Tam, C Y ^q   Ng, P W ^r   Wong, T P ^s   Kong, F Y ^t   more..

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c ALICE HO MIU LING NETHERSOLE HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d Caritas Medical Centre Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

^e Department of Health

^f GRANTHAM HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^g Haven of Hope Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^h KOWLOON HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

ⁱ KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^j PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^k PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^l Queen Elizabeth Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^m RUTTONJEE HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

ⁿ Queen Mary Hospital

^o St Teresa's Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^p Tseung Kwun O Hospital

^q TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^r United Christian Hospital

^s Wong Tai Sin Hospital   (China)

^t YAN CHAI HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STEROID; STREPTOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LYMPHOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RASH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL;

EID: 33144468786     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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