Shunt Surgery for Hydrocephalus Complicating Cryptococcal Meningitis in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Negative Patients
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- 1 September 2003
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 37 (5) , 673-678
Abstract
From 1988 through 2001, 27 patients with cryptococcal meningitis who had hydrocephalus were identified and were treated by placement of ventriculoperKeywords
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