Long term outcomes of patients with tuberculous meningitis: the impact of drug resistance

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    High rates of morbidity and mortality among patients with TBM are due in part to delays in diagnosis and hence prompt initiation of anti-TB treatment, as well as poor CSF penetration of many anti-TB drugs such as rifampin. There are only limited data on the impact of drug-resistance on clinical outcomes among patients with TBM. The advent of sensitive molecular diagnostics such as Xpert MTB/ RIF, as well as implementation of new and repurposed drugs (i.e. bedaquiline, pretomanid, and linezolid) to treat MDR-TB present a tremendous opportunity to improve . . .

     

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