Corticosteroids for acute bacterial meningitis

In experimental studies, the outcome of bacterial meningitis has been related to the severity of inflammation in the subarachnoid space. Corticosteroids reduce this inflammatory response. To examine the effect of adjuvant corticosteroid therapy versus placebo on mortality, hearing loss and neurologi...

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Vydané v:	Cochrane database of systematic reviews číslo 9; s. CD004405
Hlavní autori:	Brouwer, Matthijs C, McIntyre, Peter, de Gans, Jan, Prasad, Kameshwar, van de Beek, Diederik
Médium:	Journal Article
Jazyk:	English
Vydavateľské údaje:	England 08.09.2010
Predmet:	Adolescent Anti-Inflammatory Agents - adverse effects Anti-Inflammatory Agents - therapeutic use Child Dexamethasone - therapeutic use Glucocorticoids - adverse effects Glucocorticoids - therapeutic use Hearing Loss - etiology Hearing Loss - prevention & control Humans Meningitis, Bacterial - complications Meningitis, Bacterial - drug therapy Prednisolone - therapeutic use Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
ISSN:	1469-493X, 1469-493X
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