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Laboratory confirmed tuberculosis meningitis (TBM)
DEFINITION
Tuberculosis diagnosed when 1) AFB were seen in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), 2) AFB or M. tuberculosis is cultured from CSF or 3) M. tuberculosis is detected by PCR from CSF.
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AFB seen on CSF microscopy, positive CSF M. tuberculosis culture, or positive CSF M. tuberculosis commercial NAAT in the setting of symptoms/signs suggestive of meningitis; or AFB seen in the context of histological changes consistent with TB brain or spinal cord together with suggestive symptoms/signs and CSF changes, or visible meningitis (on autopsy).
From: Scientific article (PLoS One. )
Year: 2017
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TERM 1
TB diagnosed when 1) AFB were seen in CSF, 2) AFB or M. tuberculosis was cultured from CSF or 3) M. tuberculosis was detected by PCR from CSF.
From: Scientific article (Lancet Infect Dis.)
Year: 2011
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