Tuberculous Meningitis in Children: A Forgotten Public Health Emergency

Tuberculous Meningitis in Children: A Forgotten Public Health Emergency

Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children with tuberculosis (TB), yet there are currently no estimates of the global burden of pediatric TBM. Due to frequent non-specific clinical presentation and limited and inadequate diagnostic tests, children with...

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Main Authors: Karen du Preez, Helen E. Jenkins, Peter R. Donald, Regan S. Solomons, Stephen M. Graham, H. Simon Schaaf, Jeffrey R. Starke, Anneke C. Hesseling, James A. Seddon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
tuberculosis
tuberculous meningitis
pediatric
children
surveillance
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2022.751133/full

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