Tag: TB meningitis
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High-Dose Rifampin Fails to Improve Outcomes in Tuberculosis M meningitis
Overview: Questioning a Higher Dose for TB Meningitis In a recent examination of treatment strategies for tuberculosis meningitis, researchers reported that escalating rifampin to a higher dose did not translate into additional survival benefits for adults. The findings, published online by the New England Journal of Medicine on December 17, challenge the assumption that more…
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Targeted steroid use may boost macrophage defenses to fight TB
New insights into how dexamethasone could aid TB treatment Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global health challenge, affecting more than 10 million people annually and causing around 1.25 million deaths each year. Amid ongoing efforts to curb TB, researchers at Trinity College Dublin, based at St James’s Hospital in Dublin, are revisiting the role of steroids…