Abstract:The objective: to study the epidemiological rates of tuberculous meningitis (TM) in Smolensk and Kaluga Oblasts in 2015-2020.Subjects and Methods. 51 medical fles (Form no. 003-u) of patients with TM were analyzed, those patients were treated in in-patient settings in Smolensk and Kaluga Oblasts over a 6-year period (2015-2020).Results. The proportion of TM signifcantly correlates with the prevalence of HIV in 2 Oblasts (r = 0.953, p = 0.140 and r = 0.978, p = 0.095, respectively), which allows stating that HI… Show more
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