Sudden psychotic episode probably due to meningoencephalitis and Chlamydia pneumoniae acute infection

Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health

Volumn 1, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Xavier, Miguel ^a   Correa, Bernardo ^a   Coromina, Marta ^b   Canas, Nuno ^c   Guimarães, João ^c  

^a NOVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Portugal)

^b HOSPITAL DE SÃO FRANCISCO XAVIER   (Portugal)

^c HOSPITAL EGAS MONIZ   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; GENTAMICIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; LEVOFLOXACIN; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHARYNGITIS; PSYCHOSIS;

EID: 33845201757     PISSN: 17450179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-0179-1-15     Document Type: Article

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