Human Tuberculous Meningitis Caused by Mycobacterium caprae

Human Tuberculous Meningitis Caused by Mycobacterium caprae

Introduction: Tuberculous meningitis (TM) causes substantial morbidity and mortality in humans. Human TM has been known to be induced by bacteria from the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex(MTBC), such as M. tuberculosis and M. bovis. Case Presentation: We describe a case of meningitis treated with...

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Main Authors: Niels Hansen, Carola Seiler, Julian Rumpf, Peter Kraft, Henry Dlaske, Marianne Abele-Horn, Wolfgang Muellges
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2012-03-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurology
Subjects:
Tuberculous meningitis
Cerebrospinal fluid culture
Fosfomycin
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex
Mycobacteriumcaprae
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/337299

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