Modified Kenneth Jones criteria for diagnosing tuberculous meningitis in children

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 258-261

  Anwar, Muhammad ^a   Ahmad, Ameer ^a   Ahmad, Fiaz ^a   Mazhar, Attaullah ^a  

^a BAHAWAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antituberculous treatment (ATT); Modified Kenneth Jones Scoring Criteria (MKJSC); Tuberculosis (TB); Tuberculous meningitis (TBM)

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; KENNETH JONES SCORING CRITERIA; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

EID: 77952300983     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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