A patient with TB meningitis in a hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa, is started on anti-TB treatment. CSF shows lymphocytic pleocytosis, elevated...

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A patient with TB meningitis in a hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa, is started on anti-TB treatment. CSF shows lymphocytic pleocytosis, elevated protein, and low glucose. According to guidelines, what additional drug should be given to reduce mortality and morbidity?

Accepted Answer

Adjunctive dexamethasone

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Intrathecal streptomycin

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Intravenous immunoglobulin

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Oral aspirin

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Interferon-gamma

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): TB Meningitis Treatment

A patient with TB meningitis in a hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa, is started on anti-TB treatment. CSF shows lymphocytic pleocytosis, elevated protein, and low glucose. According to guidelines, what additional drug should be given to reduce mortality and morbidity?