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See Latest ArticlesPrompt PCR diagnosis and treatment of tuberculous meningitis in a young child
Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 08/07/09
Howidi M et al. – The authors report a case of tuberculous meningitis in a 3.5–year–old child who presented with subtle symptoms. Tuberculous meningitis was diagnosed by a positive PCR whereas the smear and the Mycobacterium culture came back were negative. PCR has proven to be quite useful in the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis and was life saving on the child in the case of this patient.
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