Bacterial Meningitis

Recent findings in bacterial meningitis described by researchers from University of Oxford

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, January 22nd, 2008

"It is uncertain whether all adults with bacterial meningitis benefit from treatment with adjunctive dexamethasone. We conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of dexamethasone in 435 patients over the age of 14 years who had suspected bacterial meningitis," researchers in Vietnam report.

"The goal was to determine whether dexamethasone reduced the risk of death at 1 month and the risk of death or disability at 6 months. A total of 217 patients were assigned to the dexamethasone group, and 218 to the placebo group. Bacterial meningitis was confirmed in 300 patients (69.0%), probable meningitis was diagnosed in 123 patients (28.3%), and an...

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Source: TB and Outbreaks Week (2008-01-22)

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