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. TB meningitis was bacteriologically confirmed in 501 patients. Using clinical diagnosis as reference standard (n = 713), sensitivity of different methods was 12.2% (86/703) for microscopy, 42% (73/174) for Xpert MTB/RIF, 46.0% (163/354) for solid culture, 48.8% (332/680) for liquid culture, and 64.0% (212/331) for in-house PCR.

Source: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease - January 9, 2018 Category: Microbiology Authors: Lidya Chaidir, Jessi Annisa, Sofiati Dian, Ida Parwati, Arlisa Alisjahbana, Feby Purnama, Adri van der Zanden, Ahmad Rizal Ganiem, Reinout van Crevel Tags: Mycobacteriology Source Type: research