Dexamethasone in Vietnamese adolescents and adults with bacterial meningitis.

BACKGROUND: It is uncertain whether all adults with bacterial meningitis benefit from treatment with adjunctive dexamethasone. METHODS: We conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of dexamethasone in 435 patients over the age of 14 years who had suspected bacterial meningitis....

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Main Authors: Nguyen, T, Tran, T, Thwaites, G, Ly, VC, Dinh, X, Ho Dang, T, Dang, Q, Nguyen, D, Nguyen, H, To, S, Nguyen, V, Nguyen, MD, Campbell, J, Schultsz, C, Parry, C, Torok, M, White, N, Stepniewska, K, Farrar, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2007