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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Autores principales: 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: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2014
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HIV/AIDS
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4441057/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25057102
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciu596

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