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Treatment Outcomes in Adult Tuberculous Meningitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2020 Background There is substantial variation in the reported treatment outcomes for adult tuberculous meningitis (TBM). Data on survival and neurological disability by continent and HIV serostatus are scarce.
Anna M. Stadelman +10 more
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Stroke in a Patient with Recurrent Meningeal Tuberculosis and HIV Coinfection [PDF]
European Medical Journal Respiratory, 2021 Recurrent tuberculous meningitis can have a non-specific clinical presentation when it presents as a co-infection with HIV and can resemble other causes of subacute and chronic meningitis, leading to unwanted outcomes; for this reason, timely diagnoses ...
Dilia Fontalvo-Rivera +4 more
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Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for the Diagnosis of Tuberculous Meningitis: A Small Step Forward
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2020 The delayed diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis (TBM) leads to poor outcomes, yet the current diagnostic methods for identifying Mycobacterium tuberculosis in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) are inadequate.
Joseph Donovan +62 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 +6 more
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Clinical pharmacology and therapy, 2020 The most effective antituberculosis drug treatment regimen for tuberculous meningitis is uncertain. We conducted a randomized controlled trial comparing standard treatment with a regimen intensified by rifampin 15 mg/kg and levofloxacin for the first 60 ...
Junjie Ding +11 more
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Indonesian Biomedical Journal, 2016 BACKGROUND: Tuberculous meningitis is the most severe manifestation of tuberculosis. The diagnostic approach of tuberculous meningitis is difficult.
Sylvia Rachmayati +2 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 +2 more
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Use of Infliximab to Treat Paradoxical Tuberculous Meningitis Reactions
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2020 We documented dramatic responses to infliximab in 4 tuberculous meningitis cases with severe paradoxical reactions after effective antibacterial treatment, despite high-dose steroids.
B. Marais +9 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 +7 more
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