Effects of corticosteroids on adults with tuberculous meningitis admitted to intensive care unit: A propensity score analysis;Effets de la corticothérapie chez les adultes admis en réanimation pour méningite tuberculeuse : analyse par le score de propension

Revue de Medecine Interne

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 12-19

  Madani, N ^a   Dendane, T ^a   Zekraoui, A ^a   Abidi, K ^a   Zeggwagh, A A ^a,b   Abouqal, R ^a,b  

^a IBN SINA HOSPITAL   (Morocco)

^b MOHAMMED V UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Glucocorticoids; Intensive care unit; Multivariate analysis; Survival analysis; Tuberculous meningitis

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BRAIN; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL;

EID: 57749121602     PISSN: 02488663     EISSN: 17683122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2008.06.023     Document Type: Article

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