Uniform Research Case Definition Criteria Differentiate Tuberculous and Bacterial Meningitis in Children | Zendy

Regan Solomons | Zendy; Michael R. Wessels | Zendy; Douwe H. Visser | Zendy; Peter R. Donald | Zendy; Ben J. Marais | Zendy; J. F. Schoeman | Zendy; A. Marceline van Furth | Zendy

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Uniform Research Case Definition Criteria Differentiate Tuberculous and Bacterial Meningitis in Children

Author(s) -

Regan Solomons,

Michael R. Wessels,

Douwe H. Visser,

Peter R. Donald,

Ben J. Marais,

J. F. Schoeman,

A. Marceline van Furth

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciu665

Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculous meningitis , bacterial meningitis , meningitis , intensive care medicine , bacterial disease , pediatrics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology

Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) research is hampered by low numbers of microbiologically confirmed TBM cases and the fact that they may represent a select part of the disease spectrum. A uniform TBM research case definition was developed to address these limitations, but its ability to differentiate TBM from bacterial meningitis has not been evaluated.

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