Comparison of diagnostic criteria of tuberculous meningitis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected and uninfected children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-69

  Van Der Weert, Esther M ^a   Hartgers, Nienke M ^a   Schaaf, H Simon ^b   Eley, Brian S ^c   Pitcher, Richard D ^c   Wieselthaler, Nicky A ^c   Laubscher, Ria ^d   Donald, Peter R ^b   Schoeman, Johan F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Childhood tuberculous meningitis; Human immunodeficiency virus infection

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYDROCEPHALUS; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; LUNG; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL;

EID: 33644846093     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000183751.75880.f8     Document Type: Article

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