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Meningitis
New meningitis study findings recently were published by researchers at University of Florida
June 24th, 2008
In this recent article published in the journal Critical Care Medicine, scientists in the United States conducted a study "To evaluate the effects of sustained caspase inhibition during the acute phase of meningitis-induced brain injury. Changes in neurobehavioral performance were the primary outcome variables." "Randomized prospective animal study. University research laboratory. Male Wistar rats. Animals underwent a basilar cistern inoculation of group B Streptococci to induce meningitis. Sixteen hours later animals were randomized to receive Bocaspartyl (OMe)-fluoromethyketone (BAF) for 4 days or placebo in addition to antibiotic therapy. The assessment of...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-06-24)
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