Mycobacteria infection in incomplete transverse myelitis is refractory to steroids: A pilot study

Clinical and Developmental Immunology

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Feng, Yanqing ^a   Guo, Ning ^a   Liu, Junxiu ^a   Chen, Xi ^a   Sun, Qiaosong ^a   Lai, Rong ^a   Huang, Fan ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETHARGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; MYELITIS; NAUSEA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPEN STUDY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOMNOLENCE; TUBERCULOSIS; WEAKNESS; AGED; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; SPINAL CORD;

ADULT; AGED; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISONIAZID; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELITIS, TRANSVERSE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPIN; SPINAL CORD; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 79953269507     PISSN: 17402522     EISSN: 17402530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/501369     Document Type: Article

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