Initial Antituberculous Regimen with Better Drug Penetration into Cerebrospinal Fluid Reduces Mortality in HIV Infected Patients with Tuberculous Meningitis: Data from an HIV Observational Cohort Study

Initial Antituberculous Regimen with Better Drug Penetration into Cerebrospinal Fluid Reduces Mortality in HIV Infected Patients with Tuberculous Meningitis: Data from an HIV Observational Cohort Study

Tuberculous meningitis (TM) is the deadliest form of tuberculosis. Nearly two-thirds of HIV infected patients with TM die, and most deaths occur within one month. Current treatment of TM involves the use of drugs with poor penetration into the cerebro-spinal fluid (CSF). In this study, we present th...

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Main Authors: Gerardo Alvarez-Uria, Manoranjan Midde, Raghavakalyan Pakam, Praveen Kumar Naik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Tuberculosis Research and Treatment
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/242604

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