Clinical, Laboratory, and Radiological Evaluation of 32 Cases with Tuberculous Meningitis

AKDEMİR KALKAN İ., Acu R., ÇINAR G., Ayaz C., TEKİN R.

FLORA INFEKSIYON HASTALIKLARI VE KLINIK MIKROBIYOLOJI DERGISI, cilt.24, sa.4, ss.353-360, 2019 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 24 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5578/flora.68445
  • Dergi Adı: FLORA INFEKSIYON HASTALIKLARI VE KLINIK MIKROBIYOLOJI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.353-360
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Meningeal infections, Tuberculous meningitis, Computed tomography, Magnetic resonance imaging
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: Tuberculous meningitis is an important central nervous system infection, and it is the most severe clinical form of tuberculosis. Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the frequently isolated microorganism, and it is associated with high morbidity and mortality among central nervous system infections. Despite all the advances in medicine, diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis is still a significant problem. In our study, we aimed to evaluate clinical, microbiological and radiological features of the patients with tuberculous meningitis in detail.