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Dexamethasone in Vietnamese adolescents and adults with bacterial meningitis.
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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. The goal was to determine whether dexamethasone reduced the risk of death at 1 month and the risk of death or disability at 6 months. RESULTS: A total of 217 patients were assigned to the dexameth...
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- Journal:
- New England journal of medicine
- Volume:
- 357
- Issue:
- 24
- Pages:
- 2431-2440
- Publication date:
- 2007-12-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1533-4406
- ISSN:
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0028-4793
- Source identifiers:
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92775
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- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:92775
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- pubs:92775
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- 2012-12-19
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- 2007
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