Multi drug resistant tuberculous meningitis in pediatric age group

Iranian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 309-314

  Baveja, Chander Prakash ^a   Gumma, Vidyanidhi ^a   Jaint, Manisha ^a   Chaudharyz, Monica ^b   Talukdar, Bibek ^a   Sharma, Vinay Kumar ^c  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (India)

^c ITS Centre for Dental Studies and Research   (India)

Author keywords

BACTEC; Cerebrospinal fluid; Children; Multidrug resistance drug; Tuberculous meningitis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVULSION; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREVALENCE; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; STAINING; STIFF NECK; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; VOMITING;

EID: 63049139277     PISSN: 10184406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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