Frequency, Severity, and Prediction of Tuberculous Meningitis Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome | Zendy

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Frequency, Severity, and Prediction of Tuberculous Meningitis Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome

Author(s) -

Suzaan Marais,

Graeme Meintjes,

Dominique J. Pepper,

Lori E. Dodd,

Charlotte Schutz,

Zahiera Ismail,

Katalin A. Wilkinson,

Robert J. Wilkinson

Publication year - 2012

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/cis899

Subject(s) - immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome , medicine , tuberculosis , tuberculous meningitis , mycobacterium tuberculosis , iris (biosensor) , immunology , surgery , pathology , viral load , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , antiretroviral therapy , computer security , computer science , biometrics

Tuberculosis immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) is a common cause of deterioration in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients receiving tuberculosis treatment after starting antiretroviral therapy (ART). Potentially life-threatening neurological involvement occurs frequently and has been suggested as a reason to defer ART.

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