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Dexamethasone efficacy on bacterial meningitis – a retrospective analysis of Albanian adult patients

Author(s) -

Arben Ndreu,

Kastriot Shytaj,

Arben Pilaca,

Arjan Harxhi,

Dhimitër Kraja,

Elizana Petrela,

Petrit Imer Bara,

Ervin Mingomataj

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.51

Subject(s) - dexamethasone , medicine , glasgow coma scale , retrospective cohort study , meningitis , bacterial meningitis , medical record , subgroup analysis , pediatrics , surgery , confidence interval

Research on the effects of corticosteroids in bacterial meningitis (BM) yielded conflicting results. While some studies reveal that corticosteroids improve the outcomes in BM treatments, others provide strong evidence that patients do not profit from this treatment. We investigated the factors that may impact the dexamethasone efficacy in patients with BM.

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