Central nervous system (CNS) tuberculosis (TB) is a devastating infection with high rates of
morbidity and mortality worldwide and may manifest as meningitis, tuberculoma, abscess, or …

Abstract Purpose of Review As the most severe form of tuberculosis (TB), TB meningitis
disproportionately affects developing countries and results in significant morbidity and …

Background Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a common, devastating cause of meningitis in
HIV-infected persons. Due to international rollout programs, access to antiretroviral therapy …

Background. Damaging inflammation is thought to contribute to the high morbidity and
mortality of tuberculous meningitis (TBM), but the link between inflammation and outcome …

HIV-infected individuals are at increased risk for all forms of extrapulmonary tuberculosis,
including tuberculous meningitis. This risk is increased at more advanced levels of …

HIV-associated tuberculous meningitis (TBM) poses significant diagnostic and therapeutic
challenges and carries a dismal prognosis. In this review, we present the clinical features …

Abstract 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 …

El diagnóstico de la meningitis tuberculosa (MTBC) es siempre un desafío. Debemos dar
importancia a las manifestaciones clínicas y su duración. El análisis citoquímico del LCR …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection of the central nervous system is thought to be initiated
once the bacilli have breached the blood brain barrier and are phagocytosed, primarily by …

Central nervous system tuberculosis (TB) is the most severe extra pulmonary TB having a
high mortality and morbidity. Objective To study the various clinical, biochemical, and …