Adjunctive dexamethasone therapy in unconfirmed bacterial meningitis in resource limited settings: is it a risk worth taking?

BACKGROUND: Bacterial meningitis is associated with significant morbidity and mortality despite advances in medical care. The main objective of this study was to assess the association of adjunctive dexamethasone treatment with discharge outcome of patients treated as bacterial meningitis in low inc...

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Autores principales: Gudina, Esayas Kebede, Tesfaye, Markos, Adane, Aynishet, Lemma, Kinfe, Shibiru, Tamiru, Wieser, Andreas, Pfister, Hans-Walter, Klein, Matthias
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5000408/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27561331
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12883-016-0678-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5000408/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27561331
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12883-016-0678-0

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