Tuberculous meningitis in Denmark: a review of 50 cases |
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| Authors: | Anne-Sophie H Christensen Åse B Andersen Vibeke Ø Thomsen Peter H Andersen Isik S Johansen |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Infectious Diseases, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark;(2) The International Reference Laboratory of Mycobacteriology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark;(3) Department of Epidemiology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark;(4) Department of Infectious Diseases, Hvidovre University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark |
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| Abstract: | Background Tuberculous meningitis is the most severe manifestation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis with a high mortality rate and a high
rate of sequelae among survivors. The aim of this study is to assess the current epidemiology, clinical features, diagnostic
procedures, treatment and outcome in patients with tuberculous meningitis in Denmark, a country with a low tuberculosis incidence. |
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