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Iatreia
Print version ISSN 0121-0793
Abstract
CORNEJO OCHOA, José William and PEREZ ZULUAICA, Juan Camilo. Tuberculous meningitis in children: a review of clinical, laboratory, epidemiological, and therapeutic aspects and of the usefulness of BCG vaccination. Iatreia [online]. 2010, vol.23, n.3, pp.250-258. ISSN 0121-0793.
Tuberculous meningitis is the most frequent extrapulmonary form of tuberculosis in underdeveloped countries, among them Colombia. It is associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality. In this article a review is presented of the following aspects of the disease: clinical, epidemiological, therapeutic, prophylactic by means of BCG vaccination, laboratory diagnosis, and tomographic findings.
Keywords : Meningeal tuberculosis; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; BCG vaccination.