[Tuberculous meningitis: a comparative study in relation to concurrent human immunodeficiency virus infection]. / Meningitis tuberculosa: estudio comparativo en relación con la coexistencia de infección por el virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana.
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin
; 24(4): 245-50, 2006 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-16725084
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
This study assesses the epidemiological and clinical data, as well as therapy and evolution in a recent series of patients with tuberculous meningitis (MT). A comparative study was conducted between adult MT patients with and without concurrent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.METHODS:
From 1987 to 2000, 75 episodes of MT were diagnosed, 39 of them (52%) in patients with prior HIV infection. A comparative study was performed of variables related to the presence or absence of HIV and MT coinfection.RESULTS:
MT was more frequent in HIV patients (6.4% versus 1.2%, p < 0.01). CD41 lymphocyte value in HIV patients was 52 +/- 66 cells/mm3. There were no significant differences in clinical manifestations or cerebrospinal fluid biochemical alterations between the two groups. Extrameningeal TB was more frequent in patients with HIV coinfection than those without (61.5% vs. 36.1%, p = 0.03). Radiological alterations on cranial studies were more frequent in HIV-infected patients. Treatment with four antituberculosis drugs was also more frequent in HIV-infected patients (61.5% vs. 13.9%, p = 0.01). There were no differences in adverse effects between the groups. Overall mortality (20.5% vs. 22.51%) and neurological sequelae (7.7% vs. 5.6%) were also similar.CONCLUSIONS:
Half of our MT patients were coinfected with HIV. Their clinical, microbiological and evolutionary characteristics were comparable to those of patients without HIV infection. These results indicate that the diagnostic and therapeutic strategies applied in MT patients with or without HIV coinfection can be similar.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Tuberculosis Meníngea
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Infecciones por VIH
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin
Asunto de la revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
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MICROBIOLOGIA
Año:
2006
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
España