Ten years experience with 497 cases of neuroinfections in tropic: in limited laboratory infrastructure initially treat both, cerebral malaria and meningitis.
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2007; 28(Suppl 2): 49-50
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Africa South of the Sahara:epidemiology, Anti-Bacterial Agents:therapeutic use, Antimalarials:therapeutic use, Artemisinins:therapeutic use, Ceftriaxone:therapeutic use, Chloramphenicol:therapeutic use, Diagnosis, Differential, Drug Therapy, Combination, .
: Review of 497 cases of neuroinfections in 7 tropical clinics in Ethiopia, Uganda, Burundi, Kenya, Sudan within 2000-2007 was performed. 97.5% of all cases was cerebral malaria (40.1%) and bacterial meningitis (56.4%). TB meningitis, cerebral cryptococcosis and sleeping sickness were very rare....
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Benca J, Ondrusova A, Adamcova J, Takacova M, Polonova J, Taziarova M. Ten years experience with 497 cases of neuroinfections in tropic: in limited laboratory infrastructure initially treat both, cerebral malaria and meningitis. Neuro Endocrinol Lett. 2007 Jun; 28(Suppl 2): 49-50