ArticleOpen forum infectious diseases2021
Tuberculous Meningitis: Impact of Timing of Treatment Initiation on Mortality.
Article in Open forum infectious diseases, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.
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- Intensified Treatment of Tuberculous Meningitis in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Open forum infectious diseases · 2025Trial
- Enhancing meningitis diagnosis: a diagnostic stewardship workflow in a resource-limited setting.Microbiology spectrum · 2026Article
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- Tuberculous Meningitis Complicated by Communicating Hydrocephalus and Lacunar Infarcts: A Case Report.Cureus · 2025Article
- Inclusion of patient-centered, non-microbiological endpoints and biomarkers in tuberculosis drug trials.Frontiers in antibiotics · 2025Review
- Influence of HIV co-infection on clinical presentation and disease outcome in hospitalized adults with tuberculous meningitis in Brazil: a nationwide observational study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Observational
- Computed Tomography of the Head Before Lumbar Puncture in Adults With Suspected Meningitis in High-HIV Prevalence Settings.Open forum infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by elderly tuberculous meningitis: a case report and review of the literature.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Use of Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing to Identify Pathogens Involved in Central Nervous System Infections.Infection and drug resistance · 2024Article
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- Advancing Diagnosis and Treatment in People Living with HIV and Tuberculosis Meningitis.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2023Review
- Tuberculous meningitis patient pathways and delays to diagnosis in Indonesia: a retrospective cohort study.BMJ public health · 2023Article
- Clinical application value of metagenomic next-generation sequencing in the diagnosis of central nervous system infections.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2023Article
- Treatment outcomes and risk factors of death in childhood tuberculous meningitis in Kandahar, Afghanistan: a prospective observational cohort study.Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 2022Observational
- Pelvic and central nervous system tuberculosis complicated by a paradoxical response manifesting as a spinal tuberculoma: a case report.BMC infectious diseases · 2022Article
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Abstract
We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study of adult hospitalized patients with confirmed tuberculous meningitis to determine the impact of the timing of treatment initiation on mortality. The mortality of tuberculous meningitis patients was high and was associated with delay in initiation of treatment, older age, HIV infection, and higher disease severity at admission.
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