Neonatal bacterial meningitis and dexamethasone adjunctive usage in Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 235-245

  Airede, K I ^a   Adeyemi, O ^a   Ibrahim, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

^b USMANU DANFODIYO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; Meningitis; Neonatal

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; NIGERIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; NIGERIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 59449094032     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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