Routine cranial computed tomography before lumbar puncture in HIV-positive adults presenting with seizures at Mitchells Plain Hospital, Cape Town

BACKGROUND: Current international guidelines recommend that a cranial computed tomography (CT) be performed on all HIV-positive patients presenting with new onset seizures, before a lumbar puncture (LP) is performed. In the South African setting, however, this delay could be life threatening. The pr...

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Autores principales: Moolla, Salma, Rajkumar, Ashmitha, de Vries, Elma
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AOSIS OpenJournals 2015
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5843182/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29568583
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajhivmed.v16i1.354

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5843182/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29568583
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajhivmed.v16i1.354

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