Absence of an association between Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotype and clinical features in children with tuberculous meningitis

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 13-18

  Maree, Freda ^a   Hesseling, Anneke C ^a   Schaaf, H Simon ^a   Marais, Ben J ^a   Beyers, Nulda ^a   Van Helden, Paul ^a   Warren, Robin M ^a   Schoeman, Johan F ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Genotyping; Meningitis; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Outcome; Strain

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ETHIONAMIDE; FUROSEMIDE; ISONIAZID; PREDNISONE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNICATING HYDROCEPHALUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTITUBERCULAR; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ETHIONAMIDE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; ISONIAZID; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PYRAZINAMIDE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RIFAMPIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL;

EID: 33846008786     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000247044.05140.c7     Document Type: Article

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