Corticosteroids for acute bacterial meningitis

N Engl J Med. 2007 Dec 13;357(24):2507-9. doi: 10.1056/NEJMe0707474.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Ceftriaxone / therapeutic use
  • Dexamethasone / therapeutic use*
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / complications
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / drug therapy*
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / mortality
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Glucocorticoids
  • Ceftriaxone
  • Dexamethasone