Immune cell characteristics and cytokine responses in adult HIV-negative tuberculous meningitis: an observational cohort study.

Immunopathology contributes to high mortality in tuberculous meningitis (TBM) but little is known about the blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) immune response. We prospectively characterised the immune response of 160 TBM suspects in an Indonesian cohort, including 67 HIV-negative probable or definite TBM cases. TBM patients presented with severe disease and 38% died in 6 months.

Microbiological diagnosis of adult tuberculous meningitis in a ten-year cohort in Indonesia.

We evaluated microbiological diagnosis of tuberculous (TB) meningitis in a referral hospital in Indonesia. Over a ten-year period, we examined cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples of 1180 adult meningitis suspects. Sensitivity of different methods was compared, and results were stratified for HIV status, disease severity, and CSF volume.