Nationwide population-based epidemiologic study of cryptococcal meningitis in Taiwan

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 79-84

  Chen, Yen Yu ^a,b,c   Lai, Chien Hsu ^a  

^a CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cryptococcal meningitis; Human immunodeficiency virus infection; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COST OF ILLNESS; CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RATE; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOPLASM; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS, CRYPTOCOCCAL; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79251556863     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000323390     Document Type: Article

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