Dexamethasone in bacterial meningitis: To use or not to use?

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 583-589

  Kaul, Aditya ^a   Chandwani, Sulachni ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

antibiotic resistance; dexamethasone; Haemophilus influenzae; meningitis; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; DEXAMETHASONE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PLACEBO;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0029843309     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02730800     Document Type: Conference Paper

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