Cryptococcal meningitis - a neglected killer

被引:8
作者
Jarvis, Joseph [1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ]
Meintjes, Graeme [2 ,3 ,5 ]
机构
[1] Univ Cape Town, Desmond Tutu HIV Ctr, Inst Infect Dis & Mol Med, ZA-7700 Rondebosch, South Africa
[2] Univ Cape Town, Div Infect Dis & HIV Med, Dept Med, ZA-7700 Rondebosch, South Africa
[3] GF Jooste Hosp, Infect Dis Unit, Cape Town, South Africa
[4] St Georges Univ London, Ctr Infect, Dept Cellular & Mol Med, London, England
[5] Univ London Imperial Coll Sci Technol & Med, Dept Med, London SW7 2AZ, England
来源
SAMJ SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL JOURNAL | 2011年 / 101卷 / 04期
基金
英国惠康基金;
关键词
HIV-INFECTED PATIENTS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; AMPHOTERICIN-B; OUTCOMES; BURDEN;
D O I
10.7196/SAMJ.4795
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
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页码:244 / 245
页数:2
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