The Roles of Thwaites' and Marais' Diagnostic Scoring Indexes and a Clinical Prediction Model in the Diagnosis of Tuberculous Meningitis/Tuberkuloz Menenjit Tanisinda Thwaites ve Marais'in Tani Skor Indeksleri ve Klinik Bir Tahmin Modelinin Rolu

• Published in: Medical journal of Bakirköy Vol. 17; no. 3; p. 221
• Main Authors: Karabela, Semsi Nur, Unlu, Gulten, Senoglu, Sevtap, Unlu, Esra Canbolat, Korkusuz, Ramazan, Yasar, Kadriye Kart
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Galenos Yayinevi Tic. Ltd 01.09.2021
• Subjects: Diagnosis; Evaluation; Medical tests; Tuberculosis; Turkey

Objective: Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is the most severe form of extra pulmonary tuberculosis. Bacteriological confirmative tests based on mycobacterial cultures or polymerase chain reaction tests are time-consuming process may not help diagnose every TBM patient. Therefore, practical and easily a...