A study on clinical manifestations and outcome of tuberculous meningitis among children with reference to BCG vaccination status and nutritional status
Abstract:Background: Childhood tuberculosis is largely underestimated due to diagnostic difficulties and non-specific clinical manifestations, even in many tertiary care hospitals. With increase in coverage of BCG vaccination and improved nutritional status in children, modified clinical pictures of childhood tuberculous meningitis (TBM) has been observed in some research studies. Objectives: To study the different clinical manifestations and outcome of TBM in relation to BCG vaccinated, non-vaccinated and nutritional … Show more
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