Characteristics and biomarkers of patients with central nervous system infection admitted to a referral hospital in Northern Vietnam.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Laboratory facilities for etiological diagnosis of central nervous system (CNS) infection are limited in developing countries; therefore, patients are treated empirically, and the epidemiology of the pathogens is not well-known. Tubercular meningitis is one of the common causes of meningitis, which has high morbidity and mortality, but lacks sensitive diagnostic assays. The objectives of this study were to determine the causes of meningitis in adult patients by using molecular assays, to assess the risk factors associated with them, and to explore whether biomarkers can differentiate tubercular meningitis from bacterial meningitis.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study in the Department of Infectious Diseases, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam, from June 20

SUBMITTER: Ngo CC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8139123 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature