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Low sensitivity of polymerase chain reaction for diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis in southeastern Brazil [PDF]

open access: green, 2001
Vânia Maria Sabadoto Brienze   +6 more
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Tuberculous meningitis

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, 2009
Ten patients with confirmed tuberculous meningitis were seen at Meilahti Hospital, University of Helsinki, in 1966--1977. Six of the patients had a positive CSF culture for M. tuberculosis, and a positive CSF smear for acid-fast bacilli was found in one case.
J, Kovanen, P, Karli
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Tuberculous meningitis

New England Journal of Medicine, 2004
Tuberculous (TB) meningitis is common in resource-poor communities but also occurs in developed countries where the diagnosis is frequently delayed because of unfamiliarity with the disease. TB meningitis develops whenever a small intracranial tuberculoma (Rich focus) ruptures causing predominantly basal meningitis.
P.R. Donald, J.F. Schoeman
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Tuberculous Meningitis

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, 1990
Tuberculous meningitis is an uncommon but potentially devastating form of tuberculosis. Current antituberculous drugs are highly effective when treatment is initiated early, before the onset of altered mentation or focal neurologic deficits. Because the clinical outcome depends greatly on the stage at which therapy is initiated, early recognition is of
J M, Leonard, R M, Des Prez
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Tuberculous Meningitis

Medical Clinics of North America, 1985
Tuberculous meningitis arises from the discharge of bacilli from a subjacent caseous focus into the subarachnoid space. Meningeal involvement is most marked at the base of the brain. The clinical spectrum is very broad and the outcome of therapy depends mainly on the stage of disease at the time treatment is instituted.
A, Molavi, J L, LeFrock
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Tuberculous meningitis in infancy [PDF]

open access: possiblePediatric Neurology, 2002
The lack of specific symptoms and signs in patients with tuberculous meningitis makes early diagnosis difficult. To our knowledge, there has been no report in the literature focusing on tuberculous meningitis patients younger than 1 year of age. In this report, we reviewed the clinical features and laboratory findings of seven infants with tuberculous ...
Kun-Lin Tsai   +8 more
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