Adjunctive Dexamethasone in HIV-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis
Adjunctive Dexamethasone in HIV-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis
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Beardsley, Justin , Wolbers, Marcel , Kibengo, Freddie M , Ggayi, Abu-Baker M , Kamali, Anatoli , Cuc, Ngo Thi Kim , Binh, Tran Quang , Chau, Nguyen Van Vinh , Farrar, Jeremy , Merson, Laura , Phuong, Lan , Thwaites, Guy , Van Kinh, Nguyen , Thuy, Pham Thanh , Chierakul, Wirongrong , Siriboon, Suwatthiya , Thiansukhon, Ekkachai , Onsanit, Satrirat , Supphamongkholchaikul, Watthanapong , Chan, Adrienne K , Heyderman, Robert , Mwinjiwa, Edson , van Oosterhout, Joep J , Imran, Darma , Basri, Hasan , Mayxay, Mayfong , Dance, David , Phimmasone, Prasith , Rattanavong, Sayaphet , Lalloo, David G , Day, Jeremy N and CryptoDex Investigators
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United States: Massachusetts Medical Society
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English
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United States: Massachusetts Medical Society
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The role of glucocorticoids in the treatment of bacterial or fungal meningitis is controversial. In this trial, adjunctive dexamethasone therapy in patients with HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis did not confer a benefit and was associated with increased adverse events.
Cryptococcal meningitis associated with human immunodeficiency virus (H...
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Adjunctive Dexamethasone in HIV-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis
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Wolbers, Marcel
Kibengo, Freddie M
Ggayi, Abu-Baker M
Kamali, Anatoli
Cuc, Ngo Thi Kim
Binh, Tran Quang
Chau, Nguyen Van Vinh
Farrar, Jeremy
Merson, Laura
Phuong, Lan
Thwaites, Guy
Van Kinh, Nguyen
Thuy, Pham Thanh
Chierakul, Wirongrong
Siriboon, Suwatthiya
Thiansukhon, Ekkachai
Onsanit, Satrirat
Supphamongkholchaikul, Watthanapong
Chan, Adrienne K
Heyderman, Robert
Mwinjiwa, Edson
van Oosterhout, Joep J
Imran, Darma
Basri, Hasan
Mayxay, Mayfong
Dance, David
Phimmasone, Prasith
Rattanavong, Sayaphet
Lalloo, David G
Day, Jeremy N
CryptoDex Investigators
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4778268
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4778268
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0028-4793
E-ISSN
1533-4406
DOI
10.1056/NEJMoa1509024
