Pretreatment Cerebrospinal Fluid Bacterial Load Correlates With Inflammatory Response and Predicts Neurological Events During Tuberculous Meningitis Treatment

BACKGROUND: The Mycobacterium tuberculosis load in the brain of individuals with tuberculous meningitis (TBM) may reflect the host’s ability to control the pathogen, determine disease severity, and determine treatment outcomes. METHODS: We used the GeneXpert assay to measure the pretreatment M. tube...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Thuong, Nguyen T T, Vinh, Dao N, Hai, Hoang T, Thu, Do D A, Nhat, Le T H, Heemskerk, Dorothee, Bang, Nguyen D, Caws, Maxine, Mai, Nguyen T H, Thwaites, Guy E
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
Materias:
Major Articles and Brief Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6386814/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30299487
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiy588

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6386814/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30299487
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiy588

Ejemplares similares