Guy Thwaites: Tuberculosis meningitis
Channel: Tropical Medicine Oxford
Date: 2019-06-24

Tuberculosis meningitis affects a fractions of TB patients but causes high levels of mortality and morbidity. A recent trial at OUCRU showed that aspirin can greatly improve outcomes. Such trial is typical of the work done in our Vietnam units, where all the research is focussed on improving the outcome for patients directly.

This interview was recorded in March 2018

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