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Diagnostic and mortality outcomes in a cohort of adult meningitis suspects in KwaZulu-Natal

Published in: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 33 , issue 1 , 2018 , pages: 8–11

DOI: 10.1080/23120053.2017.1371986

Author(s): Onke Nonkala Department of Internal Medicine, South Africa , Colleen Aldous School of Clinical Medicine, South Africa , Douglas Wilson Department of Internal Medicine, South Africa

Keywords: adult , cryptococcus , HIV , Meningitis , mortality , tuberculosis

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Abstract

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