title: [A visualization study of research papers on childhood tuberculous meningitis in China and abroad over the past decade].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To introduce co-word analysis into the analysis of the current research status of childhood tuberculous meningitis, to compare the similarities and differences in research topics of the field in China and abroad over the past decade, and to discover the advantages and weak links in the study field in China.
  
  
  METHODS
  PubMed, CNKI, VIP, and Wanfang Data were searched for the articles which met the inclusion criteria. Ucinet 6.0 and Netdraw were used for co-occurrence analysis, and the co-article relationship between high-frequency key words was visualized.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 226 articles abroad and 186 Chinese articles on childhood tuberculous meningitis were obtained. The figures for co-occurrence analysis of high-frequency key words in research articles on childhood tuberculous meningitis in China and abroad were successfully plotted. Compared with the studies in China, the studies abroad were more sophisticated and well-developed, with more studies on drug-resistant tuberculosis, the relationship between tuberculosis and AIDS, and the epidemiology of tuberculosis. The key words listed in the studies abroad were more standard. The studies in China on childhood tuberculous meningitis concentrated on vaccination and nursing.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In general, the studies on childhood tuberculous meningitis in China and abroad have the same directions. The studies abroad have a complicated network and use more standard key words. The studies on childhood tuberculous meningitis are well conducted in China. However, more studies are needed for drug-resistant tuberculosis, the relationship between tuberculosis and AIDS, and the epidemiology of tuberculosis in future.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University/Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China. wcm0220@sina.com.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gan
authors.forename: Shao-Lin
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: De-Zhi
authors.initials: DZ
authors.lastname: Mu
authors.forename: Chao-Min
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Wan
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research; D002681:China; D006801:Humans; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology