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Severe paradoxical reaction in tuberculous meningitis

A 31-year-old female presented with a 3-week history of fever and headache. CSF Ziehl-Neelsen smear microscopy revealed acid-fast bacilli, and CSF GeneXpert MTB/RIF was positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis with no mutations of rifampicin resistance. Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) was diagnosed. Bas...

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Autores principales: Donovan, Joseph, Thanh, Nguyen Truc, Thwaites, Guy E., Phu, Nguyen Hoan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7702007/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33299795
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e01009