Tuberculous meningitis is a devastating brain infection that is caused by Mycobacterium
tuberculosis and is notoriously difficult to diagnose and treat. New technologies …

Background Tuberculous meningitis is often lethal. Early antituberculosis treatment and
adjunctive treatment with glucocorticoids improve survival, but nearly one third of patients …

Tuberculous meningitis causes death or disability in approximately 50% of affected
individuals and kills approximately 78 200 adults every year. Antimicrobial treatment is …

BACKGROUND: These clinical standards aim to provide guidance for diagnosis, treatment,
and management of drug-susceptible TB in children and adolescents. METHODS: Fifty-two …

Abstract Background and Objective The use of bedaquiline as a treatment option for drug-
resistant tuberculosis meningitis (TBM) is of interest to address the increased prevalence of …

Introduction There is a high incidence of both smoking and tuberculosis (TB) in China. This
study examined the risk factors for severe pulmonary TB (PTB) and positive tubercle bacilli …

Abstract Background Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) Ziehl–Neelsen acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smear
is a rapid, cheap, widely available test for tuberculous meningitis (TBM). Yet, reported test …

Background Early diagnosis of tuberculosis meningitis (TBM) remains a great challenge
during clinical practice. The diagnostic efficacies of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)‐based …

Background Little is known about the etiology, clinical presentation, management, and
outcome of central nervous system (CNS) infections in Indonesia, a country with a high …

Purpose The present study aimed to explore the risk factors for tuberculous meningitis (TBM)
among patients with tuberculosis (TB). Methods This retrospective study was conducted on …