Three-year survival of a patient with hiv and chagasic meningoencephalitis: Case report;Meningoencefalitis chagásica en un paciente con infección por vih/sida con sobrevida a tres años: Caso clínico

Revista Chilena de Infectologia

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 160-164

  Olga, López M ^a  

^a Hospital de Ovalle   (Chile)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Chagas disease; Human immunode ficiency virus; Meningoencephalitis; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT; NIFURTIMOX;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHAGAS DISEASE; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; PARASITOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; HIV INFECTIONS;

ADULT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CHAGAS DISEASE; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; NIFURTIMOX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS;

EID: 77954136110     PISSN: 07161018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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