Title |
Corticosteroids for acute bacterial meningitis
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Published by |
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, September 2010
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DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd004405.pub3 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Brouwer, Matthijs C, McIntyre, Peter, de Gans, Jan, Prasad, Kameshwar, van de Beek, Diederik |
Abstract |
In experimental studies, the outcome of bacterial meningitis has been related to the severity of inflammation in the subarachnoid space. Corticosteroids reduce this inflammatory response. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 1 | 20% |
United Kingdom | 1 | 20% |
Unknown | 3 | 60% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 4 | 80% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 2 | 2% |
Brazil | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 102 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 21 | 20% |
Student > Bachelor | 17 | 16% |
Researcher | 14 | 13% |
Other | 11 | 10% |
Student > Postgraduate | 9 | 9% |
Other | 18 | 17% |
Unknown | 15 | 14% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 62 | 59% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 5% |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 4 | 4% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 3% |
Arts and Humanities | 2 | 2% |
Other | 8 | 8% |
Unknown | 21 | 20% |