Sequelae from meningococcal meningitis in children: a critical analysis of dexamethasone therapy Seqüelas de meningite meningocócica em crianças: análise crítica da utilização da dexametasona

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of dexamethasone as an adjunctive therapy to antibiotics in children with meningococcal meningitis. METHOD: A total of 81 children diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis hospitalized in sequence were studied at the University Hospital of São Paulo University...

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Hauptverfasser:	Erasmo Barbante Casella, Saul Cypel, André Alexandre Osmo, Yassuhiko Okay, Beatriz Helena Lefèvre, Ida Lichtig, Maria Joaquina Marques-Dias
Format:	Artigo
Sprache:	Inglês
Veröffentlicht:	Thieme Revinter Publicações 2004-06-01
Schriftenreihe:	Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Schlagworte:	seqüelas meningite meningocócica dexametasona sequelae meningococcal meningitis dexamethasone
Online-Zugang:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2004000300009
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