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Would you use low-dose infliximab as adjunctive therapy in a patient with severe central nervous system tuberculosis?

Kumar et al., PMID 41856917
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Infectious Disease · Emory University Hospital
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I would not routinely use low-dose infliximab as adjunctive therapy in patients with severe central nervous system tuberculosis at this time.

The biological rationale is understandable. Tumor necrosis factor–α plays a central role in the inflammatory cascade that drives tissue damage in tuberculous ...

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