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LTA4H Genotype Is Associated with Susceptibility to Bacterial Meningitis but Is Not a Critical Determinant of Outcome
Adjunctive dexamethasone saves lives in the treatment of tuberculous meningitis but this response is influenced by the patient’s LTA4H genotype. Despite less certain benefit, adjunctive dexamethasone is also frequently used in the treatment of pyogenic bacterial meningitis, but the influence of LTA4...
Autores principales: | Dunstan, Sarah J., Tram, Trinh Thi Bich, Thwaites, Guy E., Chau, Tran Thi Hong, Phu, Nguyen Hoan, Hien, Tran Tinh, Farrar, Jeremy J., Wolbers, Marcel, Mai, Nguyen Thi Hoang |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4370666/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25799317 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0118789 |
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