Description of primary multidrug-resistant tuberculous meningitis in an Italian child.

Maria Vittoria Mauro, Paolina Cavalcanti, Raffaella Ledonne, Cristina Giraldi, Domenico Sperlì

Department of Microbiology and Virology, Azienda Ospedaliera SS Annunziata, Cosenza, Italy. m.v.mauro@virgilio.it

Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.) 2012 Feb

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Tuberculous meningitis is the most severe form of tuberculosis and causes substantial morbidity and mortality in adults and children. The prevalence of multidrug-resistant (rifampin-isoniazid) strains requires the use of more toxic second-line drugs. We report a case of tuberculous meningitis in a 3-year-old Italian child.

Citation

Maria Vittoria Mauro, Paolina Cavalcanti, Raffaella Ledonne, Cristina Giraldi, Domenico Sperlì. Description of primary multidrug-resistant tuberculous meningitis in an Italian child. Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.). 2012 Feb;18(1):71-3