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

Microb Drug Resist. 2012 Feb;18(1):71-3. doi: 10.1089/mdr.2011.0045. Epub 2011 Jun 28.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antitubercular Agents / pharmacology*
  • Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
  • Child, Preschool
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
  • Humans
  • Isoniazid / pharmacology
  • Isoniazid / therapeutic use
  • Male
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / genetics*
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification
  • Rifampin / pharmacology
  • Rifampin / therapeutic use
  • Tuberculosis, Meningeal / diagnosis
  • Tuberculosis, Meningeal / drug therapy
  • Tuberculosis, Meningeal / microbiology*
  • Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / diagnosis
  • Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / drug therapy
  • Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / microbiology*

Substances

  • Antitubercular Agents
  • Isoniazid
  • Rifampin