COMPARISON OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS IN ELAZIG, TURKEY

GOKCE, C; KIHC, SS; MUNGEN, B; ARISOY, EMİN; ARISOY, AYŞE; GUVENC, HY; GOKCE, O; FELEK, S; BEKTAS, S

doi:10.1093/tropej/38.3.116

COMPARISON OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS IN ELAZIG, TURKEY

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GOKCE C., KIHC S., MUNGEN B., ARISOY E. S., ARISOY A. E., GUVENC H., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF TROPICAL PEDIATRICS, cilt.38, sa.3, ss.116-118, 1992 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 38 Sayı: 3
Basım Tarihi: 1992
Doi Numarası: 10.1093/tropej/38.3.116
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF TROPICAL PEDIATRICS
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.116-118
Kocaeli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Retrospective evaluation of 16 cases of tuberculous meningitis revealed that BCG vaccination and tuberculin positivity were rare in pediatric as well as adult patients. Children with disease had developmental retardation and a high rate of maternal illiteracy as compared to normal controls.