CD4+ T-cell count and cerebrospinal fluid findings in HIV-infected patients with tuberculous meningitis

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1496-1497

  Vidal, J E ^a,b   Penalva De Oliveira, A C ^a,c   Hernandez A V ^d  

^a INSTITUTO DE INFECTOLOGIA EMÍLIO RIBAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^d LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; TREATMENT INDICATION; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL;

EID: 78049427818     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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