Tuberculous meningoencephalitis in Baghdad, 1993-99: A clinical study of 224 cases

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 330-337

  Al Abbasi, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD   (Iraq)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FATALITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; IRAQ; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMANS; IRAQ; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEASONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUPPURATION; TUBERCULOSIS, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 4444235064     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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