Dexamethasone adjuvant therapy and intramuscular ceftriaxone in adult bacterial meningitis in Malawi, Central Africa
In sub-Saharan Africa bacterial meningitis is common and carries a high mortality, Steroid adjuvant therapy reduces mortality in aduhs in the developed world but has not been adequately tested in developing countries or in the context of advanced HIV. The mechanism of action of adjunctive steroids i...
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University of Liverpool
2008
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.501732 |