Dexamethasone in adults with bacterial meningitis

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 90-92

  Gupta, A ^a   Singh, N K ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; DEXAMETHASONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CEFOTAXIME; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DEXAMETHASONE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030072320     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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