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False-positive tuberculous meningitis due to laboratory contamination: importance of a holistic clinical evaluation.

BMJ case reports - 21 May 2014

Vallabhajosyula Saraschandra, Vivekanandan Renuga, Horowitz Edward A

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Incidence of tuberculosis in Nebraska is 1.9/100,000 people. Tuberculous meningitis is rare and comprises 1% of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. An elderly Caucasian man presented with fever, headache, altered mentation and a history of tick bite. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis showed negative cultures and the patient was treated empirically for tickborne illness. Forty-five days later, CSF nucleic acid...

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PMID: 24850559
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2014-204359
PMCID: PMC4039959

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