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Bacterial Meningitis
Data on bacterial meningitis described by A.M. Assiri et al
June 15th, 2009
"To systematically assess the effect of the adjunctive administration of corticosteroids in the treatment of acute bacterial meningitis. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis by searching several databases for reports (published from January 1966 through February 2008) of placebo-controlled randomized trials of corticosteroid use in the treatment of adolescents and adults with acute bacterial meningitis," scientists in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia report. "We used random-effects models. Sources of heterogeneity were explored by preplanned subgroup analyses. The 4 eligible trials (published between 1999 and 2007) were of high methodological quality and Included 1261...
Source: Pain & Central Nervous System Week (2009-06-15)
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