Assessment of the Diagnostic Utility of GeneXpert Mycobacterium tuberculosis/Rifampicin (MTB/RIF) Assay in the Suspected Cases of Tuberculous Meningitis

Introduction: Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is a manifestation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). The central nervous system is involved in about 1%-2% of all current tuberculosis (TB) cases and about 7%-8% of all EPTB. if not treated early, TBM leads to...

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Autores principales: Patel, Sakshi, Dadheech, Malti, Maurya, Anand K, Singh, Jitendra, Purwar, Shashank, Rai, Nirendra, Sarawagi, Radha, Joshi, Ankur, Khadanga, Sagar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Neurology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10193876/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37213979
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.37761

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