The New England journal of medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Clinical Trial
Dexamethasone in adults with bacterial meningitis.
Mortality and morbidity rates are high among adults with acute bacterial meningitis, especially those with pneumococcal meningitis. In studies of bacterial meningitis in animals, adjuvant treatment with corticosteroids has beneficial effects. ⋯ Early treatment with dexamethasone improves the outcome in adults with acute bacterial meningitis and does not increase the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding.