Clinical factors predictive of encephalitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 698-701

  Sawanyawisuth, Kittisak ^a   Takahashi, Ken ^b   Hoshuyama, Tsutomu ^b   Sawanyawisuth, Kanlayanee ^a   Senthong, Vichai ^a   Limpawattana, Panita ^a   Intapan, Pewpan M ^a   Wilson, Donald ^b   Tiamkao, Somsak ^a   Jitpimolmard, Suthipun ^a   Chotmongkol, Verajit ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANGIOSTRONGYLIASIS; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; ENCEPHALITIC ANGIOSTRONGYLIASIS; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MENINGITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; THAILAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENINGITIS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS;

EID: 70349731787     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.09-0309     Document Type: Article

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