Microbiological diagnosis and mortality of tuberculosis meningitis: systematic review and meta-analysis

G Seid, A Alemu, B Dagne, DF Gamtesa - PLoS One, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Tuberculosis (TB) which is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis poses a
significant public health global treat. Tuberculosis meningitis (TBM) accounts for …

Clinical features, outcomes and prognostic factors of tuberculous meningitis in adults worldwide: systematic review and meta-analysis

L Wen, M Li, T Xu, X Yu, L Wang, K Li - Journal of neurology, 2019 - Springer
Background Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is one of the most life-threatening infectious
diseases. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of the clinical features …

Treatment outcomes of tuberculous meningitis in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

MG Wang, L Luo, Y Zhang, X Liu, L Liu, JQ He - BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2019 - Springer
Background Tuberculous meningitis is the most devastating presentation of disease with
Mycobacterium tuberculosis. We sought to evaluate treatment outcomes for adult patients …

Recent advances in the diagnosis and management of tuberculous meningitis

NTH Mai, GE Thwaites - Current opinion in infectious diseases, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Disability-free survival from tuberculous meningitis depends upon rapid diagnosis, starting
anti-tuberculosis drugs before the onset of coma and managing complications. Progress is …

[HTML][HTML] The current global situation for tuberculous meningitis: epidemiology, diagnostics, treatment and outcomes

JA Seddon, L Tugume, R Solomons… - Wellcome open …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) results from dissemination of M. tuberculosis to the
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and meninges. Ischaemia, hydrocephalus and raised intracranial …

Tuberculous meningitis: challenges in diagnosis and management

F Méchaï, O Bouchaud - Revue neurologique, 2019 - Elsevier
Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is the most lethal and disabling form of tuberculosis. In 2017,
approximately 10 million people developed TB worldwide, of whom more than 100,000 new …

Can improved diagnostics reduce mortality from Tuberculous meningitis? Findings from a 6.5-year cohort in Uganda.

FV Cresswell, AS Bangdiwala… - Wellcome open …, 2018 - researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk
Background: Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is the second most common cause of meningitis
in sub-Saharan Africa and is notoriously difficult to diagnose. We describe the impact of …

Tuberculous meningitis: where to from here?

J Donovan, GE Thwaites, J Huynh - Current opinion in infectious …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Tuberculous meningitis still kills or disables around half of sufferers. Although some
progress has been made, there remains a need for more sensitive diagnostic tests, better …

Tuberculous meningitis in adults: a review of a decade of developments focusing on prognostic factors for outcome

F Brancusi, J Farrar, D Heemskerk - Future microbiology, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is the most severe form of TB. Despite treatment, mortality and
long-term disability remain unacceptably high. Prevention, early recognition, diagnosis and …

Tuberculosis meningitis

K Bourgi, C Fiske, TR Sterling - Current infectious disease reports, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review As the most severe form of tuberculosis (TB), TB meningitis
disproportionately affects developing countries and results in significant morbidity and …