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Tuberculous Meningitis: Impact of Timing of Treatment Initiation on Mortality.

Authors :
Soria J
Chiappe A
Gallardo J
Zunt JR
Lescano AG
Source :
Open forum infectious diseases [Open Forum Infect Dis] 2021 Jun 30; Vol. 8 (7), pp. ofab345. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jun 30 (Print Publication: 2021).
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study of adult hospitalized patients with confirmed tuberculous meningitis to determine the impact of the timing of treatment initiation on mortality. The mortality of tuberculous meningitis patients was high and was associated with delay in initiation of treatment, older age, HIV infection, and higher disease severity at admission.<br /> (© The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2328-8957
Volume :
8
Issue :
7
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Open forum infectious diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
34307735
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab345