Authors : Madhur Gupta, Sunita Tibdewal
Volume : 6
Issue : 1
Year : 2000
Page No : 189-191
Background Tuberculosis kills five lakh patients in India every year, out of which 7-12 % are with meningeal involvement. Delay in its diagnosis and in initiation of treatment results in poor prognosis and sequlae in up to 25% of cases. The aim of the present study is to look for a simple, rapid, cost effective, non-invasive and fairly specific test in differentiating tubercular etiology from other causes. Methods Forty patients between the age of 6 - 24 months attending hospital with symptoms… Expand