Corticosteroids for Bacterial Meningitis in Adults in Sub-Saharan Africa

BACKGROUND: In sub-Saharan Africa, bacterial meningitis is common and is associated with a high mortality. Adjuvant therapy with corticosteroids reduces mortality among adults in the developed world, but it has not been adequately tested in developing countries or in the context of advanced human im...

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Published in:N Engl J Med
Main Authors: Scarborough, Matthew, Gordon, Stephen B., Whitty, Christopher J.M., French, Neil, Njalale, Yasin, Chitani, Alex, Peto, Timothy E.A., Lalloo, David G., Zijlstra, Eduard E.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2007
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5068549/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18077809
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa065711
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