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Immunological and Biochemical Correlates of Adjunctive Dexamethasone in Vietnamese Adults with Bacterial Meningitis
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 10/14/09
Mai NTH et al. – 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.
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