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- Title
Adjuvant glycerol and/or dexamethasone to improve the outcomes of childhood bacterial meningitis: a prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
- Authors
Peltola, Heikki; Roine, Irmeli; Fernández, Josefina; Zavala, Inés; Ayala, Silvia González; Mata, Antonio González; Arbo, Antonio; Bologna, Rosa; Miño, Greta; Goyo, José; López, Eduardo; de Andrade, Solange Dourado; Sarna, Seppo
- Abstract
Despite favorable meta-analyses, no study involving third-generation cephalosporins for the treatment of childhood bacterial meningitis has documented a benefit of adjuvant dexamethasone therapy if the outcomes are examined individually.
- Publication
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2007, Vol 45, Issue 10, p1277
- ISSN
1537-6591
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1086/522534