Fluoroquinolones in the management of tuberculous meningitis: Systematic review and meta-analysis

The Journal of Infection
Imran RizviShweta Pandey

Abstract

Tuberculous meningitis carries a high rate of mortality and morbidity despite of an adequate treatment. Newer agents are being searched to improve outcome of these patients. Fluoroquinolones might be useful in the management of tuberculous meningitis in view of good cerebrospinal fluid penetration and good in-vitro activity against the mycobacterium. This review summarizes the effects of fluoroquinolone in first line regimens in tuberculous meningitis. A systematic search of literature was performed using PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) and LILACS for articles published till march 2017. We also searched meta-register of controlled trials and bibliography of relevant studies. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) where a fluoroquinolone was administered in addition or substitution of standard antituberculosis drugs formed the basis of selection criteria. Data was extracted on a pre-specified format. Risk ratio (RR) for dichotomous data was calculated and fixed effect model was used to combined the data if no heterogeneity was found. Death was taken as the primary outcome measure. Five trials including 1115 patients of tuberclous meningitis were included. Addition of a fluoroquinolone to a standard ...Continue Reading

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