Clinical Parameters, Routine Inflammatory Markers, and LTA4H Genotype as Predictors of Mortality Among 608 Patients With Tuberculous Meningitis in Indonesia

Abstract

A strong neutrophil response and fever may contribute to or be a result of (immuno)pathology in TBM. Aggressive fever control might improve outcome, and more-precise characterization of CSF leukocytes could guide possible host-directed therapeutic strategies in TBM.