… China, which is the second greatest contributor to the global tuberculosis burden. Tuberculosis
meningitis (… features and outcomes of adult TB meningitis at the First Affiliated Hospital of …

… and outcomes of adult Chinese patients with tuberculous meningitis (TBM). Clinical data of
… According to a published study, the number of annual incidence of TB in China is currently ~…

… older than 16 years with tuberculous meningitis, who were admitted to West China Hospital
of Sichuan University (the biggest tertiary care hospital in west China) from May 2011 to …

… TB commonly occurs in the lungs, but can also occur in other sites, including the meninges.
Although TB meningitis (TBM) accounts for roughly 1% of all TB cases, it kills or disables …

… showed that the prognosis of tuberculous meningitis in children are very poor… tuberculous
meningitis. Our primary objective was to establish risks of death in adult tuberculous meningitis …

… out in China. To provide baseline data on the economic burden of TBM in western China, we
thus … Furthermore, China's medical insurance system includes the New Rural Cooperative …

… A study of new TBM cases in south western China 33 reported an even higher rate (18%)
of MDR-TBM than what we detected. As in previous studies 34,35 , we found the clinical …

… a total of 2041 cases of suspected in TBM West China Hospital of Sichuan University, and
123 cases … This study was approved by the ethical committee of West China Hospital, Sichuan …

Background The incidence of cryptococcal meningitis (CM) and tuberculous meningitis (TBM)
have gradually increased in recent years. These two types of meningitis are easily …

… In this single-center retrospective analysis, all case data were obtained from the electronic
medical records of the hospital information system (HIS) of West China Hospital of Sichuan …