Efficacy of Dexamethasone as a Complementary Therapy in Acute Bacterial Meningitis Due to Streptococcus pneumoniae in adults

• প্রধান লেখক: Moreida Quintero Villalobos (লেখক), Olmedo Ferrer Ocando (লেখক), Yenny Ferrer Ocando (লেখক), María Vizcaíno (লেখক), Liliam Gonzáles (লেখক)
• বিন্যাস: গ্রন্থ
• প্রকাশিত: Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales, 2006-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• বিষয়গুলি: article
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Acute bacterial meningitis due to S. pneumoniae in adults has a high morbidity rate. Corticosteroids are not used routinely. Here, complementary therapy with dexamethasona was used in 6 patients who received penicillin plus chloramphenicol. The results showed there was clinical improvement. The cont...