Corticosteroids for managing tuberculous meningitis
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Corticosteroids for managing tuberculous meningitis
BACKGROUND Tuberculous meningitis, a serious form of tuberculosis that affects the meninges covering the brain and spinal cord, is associated with high mortality and disability among survivors. Corticosteroids have been used as an adjunct to antituberculous drugs to improve the outcome, but their role is controversial. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effects of corticosteroids as an adjunct to ant...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1465-1858
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd002244.pub4