Journal article
Adjunctive dexamethasone in HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis
- Abstract:
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Cryptococcal meningitis associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection causes more than 600,000 deaths each year worldwide. Treatment has changed little in 20 years, and there are no imminent new anticryptococcal agents. The use of adjuvant glucocorticoids reduces mortality among patients with other forms of meningitis in some populations, but their use is untested in patients with cryptococcal meningitis.In this double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial, we recruited a...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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European Union
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Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- Massachusetts Medical Society Publisher's website
- Journal:
- New England Journal of Medicine Journal website
- Volume:
- 374
- Issue:
- 6
- Pages:
- 542-554
- Publication date:
- 2016-02-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1533-4406
- ISSN:
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0028-4793
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:605931
- UUID:
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- Local pid:
- pubs:605931
- Source identifiers:
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605931
- Deposit date:
- 2016-02-27
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- Copyright holder:
- Massachusetts Medical Society
- Copyright date:
- 2016
- Notes:
- Copyright © 2016 Massachusetts Medical Society.
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