Adjuvant interferon-γ treatment in two cases of refractory tuberculosis of the brain

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 732-734

  Lee, Jee Young ^a   Yim, Jae Joon ^b   Yoon, Byung Woo ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Central nervous system tuberculosis; Interferon ; Mycobacterial infection

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSERINE; DEXAMETHASONE; GAMMA INTERFERON; ISONIAZID; LEVOFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; PREDNISOLONE; PROTIONAMIDE; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; STREPTOMYCIN;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUBERCULOSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INTRACRANIAL TUBERCULOMA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BRAIN; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 84862017867     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: 18726968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2011.12.013     Document Type: Article

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