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The Use of Dexamethasone in Bacterial Meningitis in Children and Adults: A Retrospective Analysis
Bacterial meningitis is a life-threatening illness that results from bacterial infection of the meninges and is associated with high mortality and morbidity rate, especially when the Streptococcus pneumoniae is the causative agent. Dexamethasone as adjunctive therapy to antibiotics does not influenc...
Autores principales: | Cornelis, An-Sophie, Hachimi-Idrissi, Said |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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International Scholarly Research Network
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3263580/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22389776 http://dx.doi.org/10.5402/2011/380283 |
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