• Presse Med · Nov 2002

    Review

    [Community-acquired bacterial infections].

    • Christophe Strady.
    • Service des maladies infectieuses, CHU-Reims, rue Général Koenig, 51100 Reims. cstrady@chu-reims.fr
    • Presse Med. 2002 Nov 30; 31 (38): 1800-4.

    AbstractCORTICOSTEROIDS IN BACTERIAL MENINGITIS: A randomised multicentre study on meningitis in adults versus a placebo showed significant benefits of corticoids in terms of reduction in mortality and neurological complications. These results were essentially observed in pneumococcal infections. THE INTEREST IN MONITORING BLOOD CULTURES: Several works on Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia have confirmed the necessity of monitoring hemocultures, 48-72 hours following initiation of treatment. The persistence of bacteremia strongly suggests the poor prognosis and endocardial grafting should be envisaged.

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