Presentation and Outcome of Tuberculous Meningitis among Children: Experiences from a Tertiary Children’s Hospital | Zendy

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Presentation and Outcome of Tuberculous Meningitis among Children: Experiences from a Tertiary Children’s Hospital

Author(s) -

Nabukeera-Barungi Nicolette,

Jo M. Wilmshurst,

Rudzani Muloiwa,

James Nuttall

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

african health sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.391

H-Index - 44

eISSN - 1729-0503

pISSN - 1680-6905

DOI - 10.4314/ahs.v14i1.22

Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , incidence (geometry) , pediatrics , population , tuberculous meningitis , meningitis , disease , demography , environmental health , pathology , physics , sociology , optics

Diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is complicated and outcome is poor especially in resource limited settings. Early diagnosis and prompt treatment are vital in effective treatment. We set out to describe experiences in the management and immediate outcome of TBM a tertiary-level children's hospital in a high HIV and tuberculosis co-infection setting.

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