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CSF ADA Determination in Early Diagnosis of Tuberculous Meningitis in HIV-Infected Patients

Scientifica, 2016
Tuberculous and Cryptococcal meningitis are common in HIV patients. A highly specific and sensitive rapid test for diagnosis of Tuberculous meningitis especially in setting of HIV is not available in developing countries where the burden of disease is ...
Gopal Chandra Ghosh, Brijesh Sharma, B. B. Gupta   +2 more
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Detection of Mycobacterial Lipoarabinomannan with A Monoclonal Antibody Qualitative ELISA in Urine of Tuberculous Meningitis Patients

Indonesian Biomedical Journal, 2016
BACKGROUND: Tuberculous meningitis is the most severe manifestation of tuberculosis. The diagnostic approach of tuberculous meningitis is difficult.
Sylvia Rachmayati, Anita Liliana Susanti, Basti Andriyoko   +2 more
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Cerebrospinal fluid matrix metalloproteinase 9 levels, blood-brain barrier permeability, and treatment outcome in tuberculous meningitis. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
Tuberculous meningitis is characterized by elevated levels of matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9) in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). However, it is unclear whether elevated MMP9 levels are associated with poor treatment outcome.
Sharada Mailankody, Gurukiran V Dangeti, Rajendiran Soundravally, Noyal M Joseph, Jharna Mandal, Tarun K Dutta, Tamilarasu Kadhiravan   +6 more
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Post-tuberculous meningitis hydrocephalous- A case report

Liaquat Medical Research Journal, 2023
Mycobacterium tuberculous bacteria infect host lungs while inhaling them from the external environment, causing a localized infection with a potential to spread to local lymph nodes. The bacilli have the property to disseminate to other organs including
Kashif Khan Kashif Khan, Muhammad Nasir, Shenila Shamsuddin   +2 more
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Presentation of Tuberculous Meningitis [PDF]

JLUMHS, 2020
OBJECTIVE: To find out the frequency of presentation of Tuberculous meningitis in different stages and to assess the role of Cerebrospinal fluid analysis and Magnetic Resonance imaging in diagnosis.
Salma Haji
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Paradoxical Tuberculomas Complicating Tuberculous Meningitis: About Two Cases

Indian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2018
Paradoxical tuberculomas in patients with tuberculous meningitis during antituberculous chemotherapy is an unusual phenomenon. This reaction is due to the immune response of the host to antituberculous drugs. It is commonly seen in the intensive phase of
Cherkaoui Mandour, Jawad Laaguili, Miloudi Gazzaz, El Mostarchid Brahim   +3 more
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Cerebrospinal fluid cytokines and matrix metalloproteinases in human immunodeficiency seropositive and seronegative patients of tuberculous meningitis

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2014
Background: Some important clinical differences exist between human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-seropositive and HIV-seronegative patients. Alterations in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytokines and matrix metalloproteinase have been noted in ...
Dheeraj Rai, Ravindra Kumar Garg, Abbas Ali Mahdi, Amita Jain, Rajesh Verma, Anil Kumar Tripathi, Maneesh Kumar Singh, Hardeep Singh Malhotra, Gyan Prakash Singh, Mohammad Kaleem Ahmad   +9 more
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POLA KLINIK TUBERKULOSIS EKSTRA PARU DI RSUP Dr. KARIADI SEMARANG PERIODE JULI 2013- AGUSTUS 2014 [PDF]

, 2015
Backgrounds : Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis mostly attacks the organs out of the lungs.
RACHMAWATI, BANUNDARI, Suhariani, Wizri, Wibisono , Banteng Hanang   +2 more
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Tuberculous meningitis in the elderly

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine, 2021
Summary Objective Although the elderly population remains at high risk for tuberculosis, studies addressing tuberculous meningitis (TBM) in this age group are scarce. The present study aimed to evaluate the spectrum and outcome of geriatric TBM and document differences between older and young patients.
N Rahman, A K Pannu, R Yadav, S Sethi, A Saroch, M Garg, D Kumar, A Bhalla   +7 more
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Hydrocephalus Caused by Tuberculous Meningitis in an Immunocompetent Young Adult: A Case Report

International Medical Case Reports Journal, 2023
Rizaldy Taslim Pinzon,1,2 Vanessa Veronica1 1Faculty of Medicine, Duta Wacana Christian University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia; 2Department of Neurology, Bethesda Hospital, Yogyakarta, IndonesiaCorrespondence: Rizaldy Taslim Pinzon, Duta Wacana Christian ...
Pinzon RT, Veronica V
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