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Meningitis - tuberculous - Prevention

Alternative Names

Tubercular meningitis; TB meningitis

Prevention:

In areas where tuberculosis is more common, the BCG vaccine may help prevent severe forms of tuberculosis, such as meningitis, in very young children. Otherwise, the spread of tuberculosis can be prevented by treating people who have evidence of a dormant (not-active) tuberculosis infection. A dormant infection can be detected by a positive PPD.

  • Reviewed last on: 9/6/2006
  • Hilary M. Babcock, M.D., Medical Director of Occupational Infection Control, Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Children's Hospitals; Instructor of Medicine, Infectious Disease Division, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.