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Xpert Ultra and TB meningitis: advancing towards policy revision?

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is a devastating condition with high mortality and survivors are often left with severe neurological sequelae. HIV-associated TBM can have mortality rates exceeding 60% (1). Early diagnosis and initiation of treatment is critical for survival. Unfortunately the diagnosis of TBM can be more of an art than a science, as a recent report in the Lancet by Bahr and colleagues highlights. There is currently no diagnostic test with high sensitivity and specificity.

Source: Annals of Infection

DOI: 10.21037/aoi.2018.10.02

Authors: Maxine Caws, Sarah Jane Dunstan, Buddha Basnyat

Institutions: Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Peter Doherty Institute, Patan Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit Nepal

Language: English

Topic: Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W2899325397

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