A Bayesian analysis of the association between Leukotriene A4 Hydrolase genotype and survival in tuberculous meningitis.
Laura Whitworth,
Jacob Coxon,
Arjan van Laarhoven,
Nguyen Thuy Thuong Thuong,
Sofiati Dian,
Bachti Alisjahbana,
Ahmad Rizal Ganiem,
Reinout van Crevel,
Guy E Thwaites,
Mark Troll,
Paul H Edelstein,
Roger Sewell,
Lalita Ramakrishnan
Feb 04, 2021
Tuberculous meningitis has high mortality, linked to excessive inflammation. However, adjunctive anti-inflammatory corticosteroids reduce mortality by only 30%, suggesting that inflammatory pathophysiology causes only a subset...