Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection of the lungs. Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is a potential complication of TB in which the bacteria that cause TB infect the brain and spinal cord. TBM causes ...

Radboudumc researchers Kirsten van Abeelen, Edwin Ardiansyah, Sofiati Dian, Vinod Kumar, Reinout van Crevel and Arjan van Laarhoven used metabolomics to study cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples from ...

Radboudumc researchers Kirsten van Abeelen, Edwin Ardiansyah, Sofiati Dian, Vinod Kumar, Reinout van Crevel and Arjan van Laarhoven used metabolomics to study cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples from ...

Adjunctive glucocorticoids are widely used to treat human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–associated tuberculous meningitis despite limited data supporting their safety and efficacy. We conducted a ...

TUBERCULOUS meningitis is the most serious form of tuberculous disease. Since it is generally recommended that patients with pulmonary tuberculosis receive antimicrobial therapy for at least a year, 1 ...

Background and aims: Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) accounts for 0.7% of all cases of tuberculosis (TB). The incidence is related to the prevalence of TB in the community. In Portugal BCG vaccine is ...

Adjunctive treatment with antiinflammatory corticosteroids like dexamethasone increases survival in tuberculosis meningitis. Dexamethasone responsiveness associates with a C/T variant in Leukotriene ...

A trial of a new drug regimen to treat tuberculous meningitis (TBM) has started enrolling adults and adolescents in several countries where tuberculosis (TB) is prevalent. The Improved Management with ...

Background. The Mycobacterium tuberculosis load in the brain of individuals with tuberculous meningitis (TBM) may reflect the host’s ability to control the pathogen, determine disease severity, and ...

Radboudumc researchers used metabolomics to study cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples from tuberculous meningitis patients in Vietnam and Indonesia, with long-standing collaborators from Bandung and ...