Evidence behind the WHO guidelines: Hospital care for children: What is the most appropriate anti-microbial treatment for tuberculous meningitis?

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 220-224

  Woodfield, Julie ^a   Argent, Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; CHILD; DRUG CHOICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 48549098391     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmn063     Document Type: Review

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