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TREATMENT OF TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS

Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 1954
THIS REPORT presents the results of the treatment of two series of infants and children with tuberculous meningitis. The first, consisting of 19 patients, was treated from May, 1947, to February, 1952, with use of a regimen of intramuscular and intrathecal streptomycin, plus oral paraaminosalicylic acid and/or thiazolsulfone (Promizole).
W W, WADDELL, A P, BOOKER, W C, GREGORY, O B, BOBBITT   +3 more
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Treatment of tuberculous meningitis

The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 1956
Summary The problem of treatment as defined by the pathology of the fatal case is outlined. The principles of successful treatment are defined as: (1) the early institution of appropriate chemotherapy; (2) free access of the chosen antibiotics to all sites of infection; (3) maintenance of an adequate concentration of the antibiotics in the CSF for a
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Tuberculous meningitis in children

Current Treatment Options in Neurology, 2002
Initial empiric treatment for central nervous system (CNS) tuberculosis should include four antituberculous drugs until results of cultures and sensitivities are available. Treatment should include isoniazid, rifampin, pyrazinamide, and either ethambutol or streptomycin. Total treatment should extend for 12 months.
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Chemotherapy for Tuberculous Meningitis

New England Journal of Medicine, 2016
Tuberculous meningitis, the most destructive form of tuberculosis, continues to be associated with considerable mortality and morbidity; among children, it is the major cause of death resulting from tuberculosis. The consequences of tuberculous meningitis are yet again clearly shown in the article by Heemskerk et al. in this issue of the Journal.1 This
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Tuberculous meningitis in the services

Tubercle, 1954
Summary The diagnosis and treatment of 60 patients suffering from tuberculous meningitis are described. These were all proven bacteriologically and began treatment at every stage of the disease. 32 of these patients have survived and completed intrathecal treatment more than six months ago; 21 patients died during treatment, an over-all survival rate
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The treatment of tuberculous meningitis

Tubercle, 1950
Any review of the treatment of tuberculous meningitis by streptomycin at this stage must be depressing. Human memory is so short that we forget the inevitable and speedy deaths of the years before 1947 and concentrate on the disappointing failures of treatment with streptomycin after 8 or 10 or 14 months of apparent response. It is far too early yet to
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TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS IN CHILDHOOD

Medical Journal of Australia, 1975
The 43 cases of tuberculous meningitis treated at the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, over the 15-year period from January, 1954, to December, 1969, are reviewed in detail. With "triple drug" antituberculosis therapy, 19 patients made a full recovery and seven died. Of the other 17, 11 had major permanent sequelae.
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Tuberculous meningitis: The challenges

Neurology India, 2010
Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is a serious meningitic infection commonly found to occur in the developing countries endemic to tuberculosis. Based on the clinical features alone, the diagnosis of TBM can neither be made nor excluded with certainty. Unfortunately there is still no single diagnostic method that is both sufficiently rapid and sensitive ...
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TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS

Journal of the American Medical Association, 1950
H, CAIRNS, H V, SMITH, R L, VOLLUM
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Tuberculous Meningitis

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1973
J A, Swierczewski, M I, Liber
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