Pretreatment intracerebral and peripheral blood immune responses in Vietnamese adults with tuberculous meningitis: diagnostic value and relationship to disease severity and outcome.

Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is the most devastating form of tuberculosis. Both intracerebral and peripheral blood immune responses may be relevant to pathogenesis, diagnosis, and outcome. In this study, the relationship between pretreatment host response, disease phenotype, and outcome in Vietnames...

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Main Authors: Simmons, C, Thwaites, G, Quyen, N, Torok, E, Hoang, D, Chau, T, Mai, P, Lan, N, Dung, N, Quy, H, Bang, N, Hien, T, Farrar, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2006