Dexamethasone for Children With Bacterial Meningitis: Should It Be Routine Therapy?

Sheldon Kaplan

doi:10.1001/archpedi.1989.02150150044014

Dexamethasone for Children With Bacterial Meningitis: Should It Be Routine Therapy?

Sheldon Kaplan

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Abstract

For now, I believe it is premature to recomment dexamethasone therapy routinely for children with bacterial meningitis. However, the Dallas study should stimulate further investigations to confirm their findings as well as to develop other innovative approaches to minimize the neurologic insults associated with bacterial meningitis.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	290-292
Number of pages	3
Journal	American Journal of Diseases of Children
Volume	143
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.1989.02150150044014
State	Published - Jan 1 1989

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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