Dexamethasone Therapy for Bacterial Meningitis: Better Never Than Late?

A multicentre randomized controlled trial was conducted in children with bacterial meningitis using dexamethasone or placebo for four days within 24 h of starting antibiotics. Primary outcomes were hearing loss and neurological abnormalities at 12 months after meningitis. The dexamethasone (n=50) an...

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Main Authors: Susan M King, Barbara Law, Joanne M Langley, Helen Heurter, Diane Bremner, Elaine E Wang, Ronald Gold
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1994-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1994/257198
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