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November 27, 2012; 79 (22) Article

Dexamethasone and long-term survival in bacterial meningitis

Daan Fritz, Matthijs C. Brouwer, Diederik van de Beek
First published November 14, 2012, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0b013e31827595f7
Daan Fritz
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Dexamethasone and long-term survival in bacterial meningitis
Daan Fritz, Matthijs C. Brouwer, Diederik van de Beek
Neurology Nov 2012, 79 (22) 2177-2179; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e31827595f7

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vol. 79 no. 22 2177-2179
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0b013e31827595f7
PubMed: 
23152589

Published By: 
Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology
Print ISSN: 
0028-3878
Online ISSN: 
1526-632X
History: 
  • Received March 30, 2012
  • Accepted August 6, 2012
  • First Published November 14, 2012.

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    1. Daan Fritz, MSc,
    2. Matthijs C. Brouwer, MD, PhD and
    3. Diederik van de Beek, MD, PhD
  1. Daan Fritz, MSc,
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    1. 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).

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  1. From the Department of Neurology, Center of Infection and Immunity Amsterdam, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
  1. Address correspondence & reprint requests to Dr. van de Beek: d.vandebeek{at}amc.uva.nl
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