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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Publicado no:Clin Infect Dis
Main Authors: 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.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado em: Oxford University Press 2014
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HIV/AIDS
Acesso em linha: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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