Study of Risk Factors Associated with Bad Outcome among Pediatric Patients with Tubercular Bacterial Meningitis
The study identified key risk factors for poor outcomes in childhood TBM, including age over 5 years, high CSF protein levels, coma, hydrocephalus, and inadequate BCG immunization. These factors underline the severity of childhood TBM as a public health issue and emphasize the need for timely initiation of antituberculosis therapy.
Authors
- Akanksha D. Srivastava
- Sarika Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8903-0227)
Institutions
- King George's Medical University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Global Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jgid.jgid_161_24
- Primary Topic
- Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00