| Literature DB >> 19814625 |
Nguyen Thi Hoang Mai1, Trung Vu Tuan, Marcel Wolbers, Dang Minh Hoang, Tran Vu Thieu Nga, Tran Thi Hong Chau, Ly Van Chuong, Dinh Xuan Sinh, Ho Dang Trung Nghia, Nguyen Duy Phong, Nguyen Hoan Phu, To Song Diep, Hoang Thi Thanh Hang, Nguyen van Vinh Chau, Jeremy Farrar, Constance Schultsz, Tran Tinh Hien, Cameron P Simmons.
Abstract
Adjunctive treatment to improve outcome from bacterial meningitis has centered on dexamethasone. Among Vietnamese patients with bacterial meningitis, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) opening pressure and CSF:plasma glucose ratios were significantly improved and levels of CSF cytokines interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8, and IL-10 and were all statistically significantly lower after treatment in patients who were randomized to dexamethasone, compared with levels in patients who received placebo.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19814625 PMCID: PMC4340500 DOI: 10.1086/630207
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Infect Dis ISSN: 1058-4838 Impact factor: 9.079