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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, pages: 8–11

DOI: 10.1080/23120053.2017.1371986

Author(s): Onke NonkalaDepartment of Internal Medicine, South Africa, Colleen AldousSchool of Clinical Medicine, South Africa, Douglas WilsonDepartment of Internal Medicine, South Africa,

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

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