Tuberculous meningitis : reducing the burden of disease by improving diagnosis and treatment

Notwithstanding available diagnosis and treatment, tuberculosis (TB) is the most persistent pandemic known to modern man. Of all forms of tuberculosis, tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is the most lethal. The true burden of disease is unknown, but of the people who reach treatment facilities, approximat...

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Main Author: Heemskerk, Anna Dorothee
Other Authors: Thwaites, Guy ; Farrar, Jeremy ; Caws, Maxine ; Day, Jeremy
Published: University of Oxford 2016
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.730339