Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery

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Childs Nerv Syst · Nov 1998

Case Reports

Tuberculous meningitis with hydrocephalus. Contribution of PCR assay of CSF before VP shunting.

A 10-month-old infant with tuberculous (Tb) meningitis accompanying hydrocephalus was successfully treated with a VP shunt operation soon after a PCR assay of CSF was found to be negative for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. PCR assay of CSF is helpful for determination of the timing for VP shunting in Tb meningitis.

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