Seasonal variation in the incidence rate of tuberculous meningitis is associated with sunshine hours

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 459-462

  Visser, D H ^a   Schoeman, J F ^b   Van Furth, A M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Central nervous system infections; tuberculosis; tuberculous meningitis

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUTH AFRICA; SUN EXPOSURE; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; SOUTH AFRICA; SUNLIGHT; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84876927924     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268812001045     Document Type: Article

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