2021
DOI: 10.36104/amc.2022.2115
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Experiencia en diagnóstico de tuberculosis meníngea por pruebas moleculares comparado con cultivo en un hospital de alta complejidad en Cali, Colombia

Abstract: Introducción: La tuberculosis es una de las enfermedades infecciosas de mayor distribución mundial y la tuberculosis meníngea es una de sus manifestaciones más devastadoras.  Su diagnóstico y confirmación microbiológica no siempre es fácil. Objetivo: Describir la experiencia en el diagnóstico de tuberculosis meníngea por pruebas moleculares comparado con cultivo, caracterizando las principales manifestaciones clínicas y determinar los factores asociados a mortalidad. Métodos: Identificamos retrospe… Show more

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“…The tuberculosis disease has had greater prominence especially in poorer countries, as well as in more disadvantaged areas of developed countries [6], which are no strangers to this disease where several cases of contagion were observed. According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO), about 12.7 million patients fell ill with pulmonary tuberculosis in 2020 and about 2.5 million patients died [7].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The tuberculosis disease has had greater prominence especially in poorer countries, as well as in more disadvantaged areas of developed countries [6], which are no strangers to this disease where several cases of contagion were observed. According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO), about 12.7 million patients fell ill with pulmonary tuberculosis in 2020 and about 2.5 million patients died [7].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%