Factors associated to the positive cerebrospinal fluid culture in tuberculous meningitis

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 48-53

  Puccioni Sohler, Marzia ^a,b,d   Brandão, Carlos Otávio ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c Laboratório Neurolife   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Culture; HIV; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Tuberculous meningitis

Indexed keywords

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NEUTROPHIL; PARAMETER; REVIEW; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

EID: 34147095405     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2007000100011     Document Type: Review

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