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1036. Timing and Use of Adjunctive Steroids in Adults with Bacterial Meningitis: Compliance with International Guidelines.

BACKGROUND: Adjunctive steroids decrease mortality in adults with bacterial meningitis with the exception of Listeria monocytogenes. Steroids given within 20 minutes, 4 hours and 12 hours after the first dose of antibiotic are advocated by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), European,...

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Autores principales: Ramirez, Denisse, Nigo, Masayuki, Hasbun, Rodrigo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9751809/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofac492.877