Epidemiology, clinical presentation, and predictors of outcome in nontuberculous mycobacterial central nervous system infection: a systematic review.
Gopal Krishana BohraDeepak KumarVasudha MeenaGopal Krishana BohraVibhor TakMahendra Kumar GargPublished in: Tropical medicine and health (2023)
Current evidence shows the emerging role of rapid-grower NTM in CNS disease. Male gender and HIV positivity were associated with significant mortality, while M fortuitum carries favourable outcomes.
Keyphrases
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv positive
- risk factors
- hiv infected
- hiv testing
- human immunodeficiency virus
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv aids
- cardiovascular events
- men who have sex with men
- blood brain barrier
- cerebrospinal fluid
- loop mediated isothermal amplification
- type diabetes
- metabolic syndrome
- cardiovascular disease
- skeletal muscle
- glycemic control
- adipose tissue
- coronary artery disease
- sensitive detection