Cryptococcal meningitis in immunocompetent children

Mycoses

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 168-171

  Yuanjie, Zhu ^a   Jianghan, Chen ^a   Nan, Xu ^a   Xiaojun, Wang ^a   Hai, Wen ^a   Wanqing, Liao ^a   Julin, Gu ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Child; Cryptococcal meningitis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; FUNGUS ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; ITRACONAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; KIDNEY FAILURE; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; NAUSEA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS MENINGITIS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; ITRACONAZOLE; MALE; MENINGITIS, CRYPTOCOCCAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84857233581     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: 14390507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2011.02063.x     Document Type: Article

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