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Microb Drug Resist
; 18(1): 71-3, 2012 Feb.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21711151
RESUMO
Tuberculous meningitis is the most severe form of tuberculosis and causes substantial morbidity and mortality in adults and children. The prevalence of multidrug-resistant (rifampin-isoniazid) strains requires the use of more toxic second-line drugs. We report a case of tuberculous meningitis in a 3-year-old Italian child.