Tuberculous meningitis in adults: Review of 53 cases;Meningitis tuberculosa en adultos: Análisis de 53 casos

Revista Chilena de Infectologia

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 134-139

  Enberg G , Margarita ^a   Quezada B , M De La Luz ^a   De Toro V , Carolina ^b   Fuenzalida L , Luzmaría ^b  

^a Hospital de Enfermedades   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Chile)

Author keywords

Adults; Aseptic meningitis; Tuberculosis; Tuberculous meningitis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL;

EID: 33744463097     PISSN: 07161018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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