Open AccessMolecular Profile of Drug Resistance in Tuberculous Meningitis From Southwest China
Author(s) -
Lina Duo,
Binwu Ying,
Xingbo Song,
Xiaojun Lu,
Yuanxin Ye,
Hong Fan,
Junping Xin,
Lanlan Wang
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/cir663
Subject(s) - medicine , drug resistance , meningitis , drug , china , tuberculous meningitis , tuberculosis , virology , microbiology and biotechnology , pharmacology , pediatrics , pathology , geography , biology , archaeology
Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is the most severe form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis and causes high mortality and morbidity. Isoniazid resistance is strongly predictive of death in patients with TBM.
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