Mortality associated with central nervous system tuberculosis

Journal of Infection

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 502-509

  El Sahly, Hana M ^a   Teeter, Larry D ^a   Pan, Xi ^b   Musser, James M ^c   Graviss, Edward A ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Human Services   (United States)

^c HOUSTON METHODIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

CNS; Epidemiology; Meningitis; Mortality; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUPERINFECTION; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

COHORT STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; TUBERCULOSIS, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 36048975158     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2007.08.008     Document Type: Article

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