Complications of miliary tuberculosis: low mortality and predictive biomarkers from a UK cohort

Complications of miliary tuberculosis: low mortality and predictive biomarkers from a UK cohort

Abstract Background Untreated, miliary tuberculosis (TB) has a mortality approaching 100%. As it is uncommon there is little specific data to guide its management. We report detailed data from a UK cohort of patients with miliary tuberculosis and the associations and predictive ability of admission...

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Main Authors: Jonathan Underwood, Fiona Cresswell, Alex P Salam, Alex J Keeley, Charles Cleland, Laurence John, Robert N Davidson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Miliary tuberculosis
Central nervous system infection
Mortality
Biomarkers
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-017-2397-6

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