Routine cranial computed tomography before lumbar puncture in HIV-positive adults presenting with seizures at Mitchells Plain Hospital, Cape Town

• Päätekijät: Salma Moolla (Tekijä), Ashmitha Rajkumar (Tekijä), Elma de Vries (Tekijä)
• Aineistotyyppi: Kirja
• Julkaistu: AOSIS, 2015-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Current international guidelines recommend that a cranial computed tomography (CT) be performed on all HIV-positive patients presenting with new onset seizures, before a lumbar puncture (LP) is performed. In the South African setting, however,this delay could be life threatening. The pre...