Antituberculosis drug resistance patterns in adults with tuberculous meningitis: results of haydarpasa-iv study
ANNALS OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND ANTIMICROBIALS, cilt.14, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 14
- Basım Tarihi: 2015
- Doi Numarası: 10.1186/s12941-015-0107-z
- Dergi Adı: ANNALS OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND ANTIMICROBIALS
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Background: Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistant to antituberculosis drugs is an increasingly common clinical problem. This study aimed to evaluate drug resistance profiles of TBM isolates in adult patients in nine European countries involving 32 centers to provide insight into the empiric treatment of TBM.