Isoniazid-Resistant Tuberculous Meningitis, United States, 1993–2005

Abstract

To determine patient characteristics associated with isoniazid resistance in cases of tuberculous meningitis, we conducted a cross-sectional study by using data from the US National Tuberculosis Surveillance System during 1993–2005. Foreign-born patients were more likely to be infected with an isoniazid-resistant strain.

Keywords

• Tuberculosis and other mycobacteria
• bacteria
• meningitis
• epidemiology
• drug resistance
• isoniazid resistance