Dexamethasone for adult bacterial meningitis

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. 2007 Nov;7(6):459-60.

doi: 10.1007/s11910-007-0071-x.

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Burk Jubelt. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep. 2007 Nov.

. 2007 Nov;7(6):459-60.

doi: 10.1007/s11910-007-0071-x.

¹ Department of Neurology, SUNY Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, NY 1321, USA. jubeltb@mail.upstate.edu

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