Adding Streptomycin to an Intensified Regimen for Tuberculous Meningitis Improves Survival in HIV-Infected Patients

Adding Streptomycin to an Intensified Regimen for Tuberculous Meningitis Improves Survival in HIV-Infected Patients

In low- and middle-income countries, the mortality of HIV-associated tuberculous meningitis (TM) continues to be unacceptably high. In this observational study of 228 HIV-infected patients with TM, we compared the mortality during the first nine months of patients treated with standard antituberculo...

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Main Authors: Gerardo Alvarez-Uria, Raghavakalyan Pakam, Manoranjan Midde, Pradeep Sukumar Yalla, Praveen Kumar Naik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/535134

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