The Effect of Therapeutic Lumbar Punctures on Acute Mortality From Cryptococcal Meningitis

Introduction. Cryptococcal meningitis is the most common cause of adult meningitis in sub-Saharan Africa. Raised intracranial pressure (ICP) is common in cryptococcosis. Prior studies suggest elevated ICP is associated with mortality, and guidelines recommend frequent lumbar punctures (LPs) to contr...

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Pubblicato in:Clin Infect Dis
Autori principali: Rolfes, Melissa A., Hullsiek, Kathy Huppler, Rhein, Joshua, Nabeta, Henry W., Taseera, Kabanda, Schutz, Charlotte, Musubire, Abdu, Rajasingham, Radha, Williams, Darlisha A., Thienemann, Friedrich, Muzoora, Conrad, Meintjes, Graeme, Meya, David B., Boulware, David R.
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: Oxford University Press 2014
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HIV/AIDS
Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4441057/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25057102
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciu596
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