Search Results for: meningitis

November 11, 2023November 11, 2023

Advancing Diagnosis and Treatment in People Living with HIV and Tuberculosis Meningitis.

Publication date: Nov 10, 2023 Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is the most severe form of tuberculosis. Inadequate diagnostic testing and treatment regimens adapted from pulmonary tuberculosis without consideration of the unique ... Read more

November 7, 2023November 7, 2023

Metagenomic next-generation sequencing for diagnosis of infectious encephalitis and meningitis: a retrospective study of 90 patients.

Tuberculosis Literature

Publication date: Nov 06, 2023 Infections of the central nervous system (CNS) are potentially life-threatening and can cause serious morbidity. We evaluated the clinical value of metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) ... Read more

November 6, 2023November 6, 2023

Prolonged paradoxical reaction requiring over 5 years of corticosteroid administration in a patient with severe tuberculous meningitis.

Tuberculosis Literature

Publication date: Nov 03, 2023 Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is a rare disease in low-incidence countries like Japan, where general physicians have fewer experience with TBM. Despite its proper treatment and ... Read more

November 3, 2023November 3, 2023

Diagnostic challenges in tuberculous meningitis: a case report with negative genexpert result.

Tuberculosis Literature

Publication date: Nov 01, 2023 Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is a severe form of tuberculosis affecting the meninges, primarily caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Diagnosis of TBM poses numerous challenges due to ... Read more

October 23, 2023October 23, 2023

Prognostic identifier of cerebrovascular complications in tuberculous meningitis: Meta-analysis.

Tuberculosis Literature

Publication date: Nov 01, 2023 Cerebrovascular complications could occur in 15-57 % of patients with tuberculous meningitis (TBM). It is crucial to rapidly identify TBM patients who are at risk ... Read more

September 29, 2023September 29, 2023

Tuberculostearic acid incorporated predictive model contributes to the clinical diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis.

Tuberculosis Literature

Publication date: Oct 20, 2023 The conventional confirmation tests of tuberculous meningitis (TBM) are usually low in sensitivity, leading to high TBM mortality. Hence, sensitive methods for indicating the presence ... Read more

September 24, 2023September 24, 2023

Linezolid population pharmacokinetic model in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid among patients with tuberculosis meningitis.

Tuberculosis Literature

Publication date: Sep 22, 2023 Linezolid is evaluated in novel treatment regimens for tuberculous meningitis (TBM). Linezolid pharmacokinetics have not been characterized in this population, particularly in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) ... Read more

September 22, 2023September 22, 2023

Baseline Cytomegalovirus Viremia at Cryptococcal Meningitis Diagnosis Is Associated With Long-term Increased Incident TB Disease and Mortality in a Prospective Cohort of Ugandan Adults With HIV.

Tuberculosis Literature

Publication date: Sep 01, 2023 Adults with HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis have overlapping burdens of cytomegalovirus (CMV) and tuberculosis (TB) coinfections. CMV infection/reactivation is strongly associated with CMV-specific memory T-cell activation ... Read more

September 1, 2023September 1, 2023

Tubercular meningitis and cortical venous thrombosis: A rare but potentially lethal combination-A case report and literature review.

Tuberculosis Literature

Publication date: Sep 01, 2023 Cortical venous thrombosis is a rare but severe complication of TBM that requires a high index of suspicion for early diagnosis. The treatment of CVT ... Read more

November 24, 2023November 24, 2023

Basal Ganglia Ischemic Stroke: The Unforeseen Progression of Tuberculosis Epididymo-Orchitis.

Tuberculosis Literature

Publication date: Oct 01, 2023 Tuberculosis is an infectious disease with broad pulmonary and extrapulmonary clinical manifestations. Central nervous system tuberculosis (CNS-TB) is a complex extrapulmonary infection known for its ... Read more