Treating meningitis

Treating meningitis.

WHAT DID THE AUTHORS STUDY? In their study, “Dexamethasone and long-term survival in bacterial meningitis,” Dr. Fritz and his colleagues carefully evaluated 2 ways to treat bacterial meningitis. They compared steroids (dexamethasone) with placebo. The doctors gave medication (or placebo) in addition to antibiotics, the usual treatment for bacteria. In other words, Dr. Fritz et al. compared anti...

meningococcal - meningitis

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Ventriculoperitoneal shunts for treating increased intracranial pressure in cryptococcal meningitis with or without ventriculomegaly.

INTRODUCTION Cryptococcosis is an opportunistic mycosis, especially in patients that are human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive, and frequently involves the central nervous system. METHODS We assessed the potential of ventriculoperitoneal shunting (VPS) in preventing mortality due to uncontrollable intracranial hypertension (ICH) in 15 patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AI...

Pollution: Treating Environmental Toxins

Maczulak AE. Pollution: Treating Environmental Toxins. New York, NY: Infobase Publishing; 2010. p. x+232. ISBN: 978-1-4381-2633-3

Brucella Meningitis