Tuberculous meningitis: When should we consider depletive lumbar punctures?

Lampros, A; Baille, G; De Broucker, T

Lampros, A; Baille, G; De Broucker, T.

Affiliation

Lampros A; Service de Neurologie, Centre Hospitalier de Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis, France; Sorbonne Université, Paris, France.
Baille G; Service de Neurologie, Centre Hospitalier de Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis, France.
De Broucker T; Service de Neurologie, Centre Hospitalier de Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis, France. Electronic address: thomas.debroucker@ch-stdenis.fr.

Infect Dis Now ; 51(4): 401-402, 2021 Jun.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33975675

Subject(s)

Spinal Puncture/methods; Tuberculosis, Meningeal/therapy; Adult; Antitubercular Agents/therapeutic use; Humans; Hydrocephalus/complications; Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods; Male; Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods; Treatment Outcome; Tuberculosis, Meningeal/complications; Tuberculosis, Meningeal/diagnosis

Key words

Depletive lumbar puncture; Hydrocephalus; Meningitis; Tuberculosis

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Spinal Puncture / Tuberculosis, Meningeal Type of study: Diagnostic_studies Limits: Adult / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: Infect Dis Now Year: 2021 Document type: Article Affiliation country: France

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