Serial lactate determinations in tuberculous meningitis

Lok Ming Tang*

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Abstract

Lactate levels in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) were determined in 21 patients with culture-proved tuberculous meningitis (TBM). All patients showed uniformly high lactate level (>3.9 mmol/l). Neither the clinical stage of TBM nor the prognosis was related to the CSF lactate concentration. Repeated CSF studies demonstrated persistently high lactate levels in the early stage of illness despite adequate antituberculous therapy.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)81-83
Number of pages3
JournalScandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume20
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1988
Externally publishedYes

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