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The Roles of Thwaites’ and Marais’ Diagnostic Scoring Indexes and a Clinical Prediction Model in the Diagnosis of Tuberculous Meningitis

Tüberküloz Menenjit Tanısında Thwaites ve Marais’in Tanı Skor İndeksleri ve Klinik Bir Tahmin Modelinin Rolü

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221–226
Publication Date
2022-10-11
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Conclusion: According to the outcomes of our study, the TDSI, MDSI, and CPM assessment methods are easily applicable and helpful techniques for rapid and accurate TBM diagnosis.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is the most severe form of extra pulmonary tuberculosis.
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Key Findings & Data:Methods: The features of 20 patients with TBM were retrospectively evaluated according to the Thwaites’ diagnostic scoring indexes (TDSI) and Marais’ diagnostic scoring indexes (MDSI) beside a clinical prediction model (CPM) in this study.
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Conclusion & Impact:Conclusion: According to the outcomes of our study, the TDSI, MDSI, and CPM assessment methods are easily applicable and helpful techniques for rapid and accurate TBM diagnosis.
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Objective: Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is the most severe form of extra pulmonary tuberculosis. Bacteriological confirmative tests based on mycobacterial cultures or polymerase chain reaction tests are time-consuming process may not help diagnose every TBM patient. Therefore, practical and easily applicable scoring systems may be helpful in the early diagnosis of TBM and should be applied in the clinical follow-up process. Methods: The features of 20 patients with TBM were retrospectively evaluated according to the Thwaites’ diagnostic scoring indexes (TDSI) and Marais’ diagnostic scoring indexes (MDSI) beside a clinical prediction model (CPM) in this study. MDSI, CPM, viral, brucellar, and fungal etiologies were excluded by microscopic, serological, and molecular examinations of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and blood in all patients. Results: All patients were assessed for TBM according to TDSI (100%). Of these, 5 (25%) were considered probable TBM, and 15 (75%) were possible TBM, according to MDSI. The scores were greater than or equal to 6 in all the cases with TBM by CPM, 13 of which were scored as 9 points (65%). Conclusion: According to the outcomes of our study, the TDSI, MDSI, and CPM assessment methods are easily applicable and helpful techniques for rapid and accurate TBM diagnosis.

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Amaç: Tüberküloz menenjit (TBM), ekstrapulmoner tüberkülozun en ciddi formudur. Mikobakteriyel kültür ve polimeraz zincir reaksiyonu testlerine dayanan bakteriyolojik doğrulama testleri hem zaman alıcı testlerdir hem de TBM’li her hastanın tanısında yardımcı olmayabilir. Bu yüzden, pratik ve uygulaması kolay diagnostik skorlama indeksleri TBM’nin erken tanısında faydalı olabilir ve klinik takipte kullanılmalıdır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu çalışmada 20 TBM hastasının özellikleri, klinik tahmin modelinin yanı sıra Thwaites ve Marais’in diagnostik skorlama indekslerine (TDSI ve MDSI) göre retrospektif olarak değerlendirildi. Tüm hastalarda BOS ve kanın mikroskobik, serolojik ve moleküler incelemeleri ile viral, brusellar ve fungal etiyolojiler dışlandı. Tartışma: Tüm hastalar TDSI’ya göre (%100) TBM olarak değerlendirilirken, sırasıyla 5’i (%25) ve kalan 15’i (%75) MDSI’ye göre olası TBM ve olası TBM olarak değerlendirildi. CPM ile TBM olan tüm olgularda puanlar 6’dan büyük veya eşit olup, 13’ü 9 puan (%65) olarak puanlanmıştır. Sonuç: Çalışmamızın sonuçlarına göre TDSI, MDSI ve CPM değerlendirme yöntemleri TBM’nin hızlı ve doğru teşhisi için uygulanması kolay ve kullanışlı tekniklerdir.

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ÜNLÜ, G., KORKUSUZ, R., KARABELA, Ş. N., ŞENOĞLU, S., YAŞAR, K. K., ÜNLÜ, E. C. (2022). The Roles of Thwaites’ and Marais’ Diagnostic Scoring Indexes and a Clinical Prediction Model in the Diagnosis of Tuberculous Meningitis. Bakırköy Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 17 - Sayı: 3, 221–226. https://ajindex.com/articles/459996

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