Diagnostic Challenges of Central Nervous System Tuberculosis
Central nervous system tuberculosis (TB) was identified in 20 cases of unexplained encephalitis referred to the California Encephalitis Project. Atypical features (encephalitic symptoms, rapid onset, age) and diagnostic challenges (insensitive cerebrospinal fluid [CSF] TB PCR result, elevated CSF gl...
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| author | Laura J. Christie Ann M. Loeffler Somayeh Honarmand Jennifer M. Flood Roger Baxter Susan Jacobson Rick Alexander Carol A. Glaser |
| author_facet | Laura J. Christie Ann M. Loeffler Somayeh Honarmand Jennifer M. Flood Roger Baxter Susan Jacobson Rick Alexander Carol A. Glaser |
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| description | Central nervous system tuberculosis (TB) was identified in 20 cases of unexplained encephalitis referred to the California Encephalitis Project. Atypical features (encephalitic symptoms, rapid onset, age) and diagnostic challenges (insensitive cerebrospinal fluid [CSF] TB PCR result, elevated CSF glucose levels in patients with diabetes, negative result for tuberculin skin test) complicated diagnosis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3341c5186364468db3a8501449bd8b5f2022-12-21T21:54:58ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592008-09-011491473147510.3201/eid1409.070264Diagnostic Challenges of Central Nervous System TuberculosisLaura J. ChristieAnn M. LoefflerSomayeh HonarmandJennifer M. FloodRoger BaxterSusan JacobsonRick AlexanderCarol A. GlaserCentral nervous system tuberculosis (TB) was identified in 20 cases of unexplained encephalitis referred to the California Encephalitis Project. Atypical features (encephalitic symptoms, rapid onset, age) and diagnostic challenges (insensitive cerebrospinal fluid [CSF] TB PCR result, elevated CSF glucose levels in patients with diabetes, negative result for tuberculin skin test) complicated diagnosis.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/9/07-0264_articleTuberculosismeningitisencephalitisMycobacterium tuberculosisMycobacterium boviscentral nervous system |
| spellingShingle | Laura J. Christie Ann M. Loeffler Somayeh Honarmand Jennifer M. Flood Roger Baxter Susan Jacobson Rick Alexander Carol A. Glaser Diagnostic Challenges of Central Nervous System Tuberculosis Emerging Infectious Diseases Tuberculosis meningitis encephalitis Mycobacterium tuberculosis Mycobacterium bovis central nervous system |
| title | Diagnostic Challenges of Central Nervous System Tuberculosis |
| title_full | Diagnostic Challenges of Central Nervous System Tuberculosis |
| title_fullStr | Diagnostic Challenges of Central Nervous System Tuberculosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diagnostic Challenges of Central Nervous System Tuberculosis |
| title_short | Diagnostic Challenges of Central Nervous System Tuberculosis |
| title_sort | diagnostic challenges of central nervous system tuberculosis |
| topic | Tuberculosis meningitis encephalitis Mycobacterium tuberculosis Mycobacterium bovis central nervous system |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/9/07-0264_article |
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