Immunological diagnosis as an adjunctive tool for an early diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis of an immune competent child in a low tuberculosis endemic country: a case report

BACKGROUND: Pediatric tuberculous meningitis is a highly morbid, often fatal disease. Its prompt diagnosis and treatment saves lives, in fact delays in the initiation of therapy have been associated with high mortality rates. CASE PRESENTATION: This is a case of an Italian child who was diagnosed wi...

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Autores principales: Vita, Serena, Ajassa, Camilla, Caraffa, Emanuela, Lichtner, Miriam, Mascia, Claudia, Mengoni, Fabio, Paglia, Maria Grazia, Mancarella, Cristina, Colistra, Davide, Di Biasi, Claudio, Ciardi, Rosa Maria, Mastroianni, Claudio Maria, Vullo, Vincenzo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5347815/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28288691
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-017-2444-9

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5347815/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28288691
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-017-2444-9

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