Dexamethasone and long-term survival in bacterial meningitis
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- Received March 30, 2012
- Accepted August 6, 2012
- First Published November 14, 2012.
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Author Disclosures
- Daan Fritz, MSc,
- Matthijs C. Brouwer, MD, PhD and
- Diederik van de Beek, MD, PhD
- Daan Fritz, MSc,
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- Matthijs C. Brouwer, MD, PhD and
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(1) European Federation of Neurological Sciences, Scientific fellowship grant, 2011; (2) European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Research Grant, 2011
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- Diederik van de Beek, MD, PhD
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BMC Infectious Diseases, Associate Editor, 2008-now, Cochrane Acute Respiratory Infections Group, Editor, 2002-now
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Biobanking and Biomolecular Resources Research Infrastructure (BBMRI-NL). Analysis of exonic variants in patients with bacterial meningitis (principle investigator: period, 2011-2012). European Research Council (ERC). ERC Starting Grant. Nationwide prospective study on community-acquired bacterial meningitis: from genetics to therapy (principle investigator: period, 2011-2016). ERC FP-7. The genetic basis of meningococcal and other life threatening bacterial infections of childhood (part as principle investigator: 2011-2014 [principle investigator: Prof. Levin, London]). ZonMW Vidi. Host and pathogen genetics in bacterial meningitis (principle investigator: 2011-2015). NWO TOP. Sepsis associated delirium: mechanisms, interventions and outcome (co-principle investigator: 2010-2013). ZonMw Costs and effectiveness. Randomized controlled trial on antibiotic prophylaxis with ceftriaxone to prevent infections in patients with stroke (co-principle investigator: 2009-2012).
The Academic Medical Center (AMC Fellowship 2008; principle investigator: period, 2008-2013).
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- From the Department of Neurology, Center of Infection and Immunity Amsterdam, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
- Address correspondence & reprint requests to Dr. van de Beek: d.vandebeek{at}amc.uva.nl
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