Microbiological diagnosis and mortality of tuberculosis meningitis: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Getachew SeidAyinalem AlemuBiniyam DagneDinka Fekadu GamtesaPublished in: PloS one (2023)
Definite diagnosis of TBM still remains global treat. Microbiological confirmation of TBM is not always achievable. Early microbiological confirmation of TBM has great importance to reduce mortality. There was high rate of MDR-TB among confirmed TBM patients. All TB meningitis isolates should be cultured and drug susceptibility tested using standard techniques.
Keyphrases
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- end stage renal disease
- cardiovascular events
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- risk factors
- cerebrospinal fluid
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- type diabetes
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- patient reported outcomes
- coronary artery disease
- hepatitis c virus
- adverse drug
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv infected
- antiretroviral therapy