Dexamethasone and long-term outcome of tuberculous meningitis in Vietnamese adults and adolescents.

Dexamethasone and long-term outcome of tuberculous meningitis in Vietnamese adults and adolescents.

Dexamethasone has been shown to reduce mortality in patients with tuberculous meningitis but the long-term outcome of the disease is unknown.Vietnamese adults and adolescents with tuberculous meningitis recruited to a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of adjunctive dexamethasone wer...

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Main Authors: M Estée Török, Duc Bang Nguyen, Thi Hong Chau Tran, Thi Bich Yen Nguyen, Guy E Thwaites, Thi Quy Hoang, Huy Dung Nguyen, Tinh Hien Tran, Tran Chinh Nguyen, Hoang Thi Thanh Hoang, Marcel Wolbers, Jeremy J Farrar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3234244?pdf=render

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