Cryptococcal meningitis and cerebral toxoplasmosis in AIDS: another case report.
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Prognostic markers in AIDS-related cryptococcal meningitis.
OBJECTIVE Despite the advent and expanding access to antiretroviral therapy, HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis (CM) remains a significant cause of mortality and morbidity amongst individuals with this infection in resource-limited settings. METHODS We prospectively studied the clinical, biochemical and mycological parameters of 30 HIV patients diagnosed with cryptococcal meningitis at ou...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
سال: 1987
ISSN: 0022-3050
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.50.1.116-b