Steroids in bacterial meningitis: Yes

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 339-342

  Benninger, Felix ^a   Steiner, Israel ^a  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bacterial; Meningitis; Steroids; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; STEROID;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INTENSIVE CARE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA; VACCINATION;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; DEXAMETHASONE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84878417115     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: 14351463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00702-012-0938-0     Document Type: Review

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