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The clinical characteristics and therapeutic outcomes of cryptococcal meningitis in elderly patients: a hospital-based study

BACKGROUND: The elderly, and especially those with an immuno-compromised status, are vulnerable to infectious diseases. The purpose of this study was to examine the clinical characteristics and therapeutic outcomes of cryptococcal meningitis (CM) in elderly patients in Taiwan. METHODS: Ninety-nine a...

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Autores principales:	Tsai, Wan-Chen, Lien, Chia-Yi, Lee, Jun-Jun, Hsiao, Wen-Chiu, Huang, Chi-Ren, Tsai, Nai-Wen, Chang, Chiung-Chih, Lu, Cheng-Hsien, Chang, Wen-Neng
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2019
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6434878/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30909914 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-019-1108-0

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