Title |
Induced Hypothermia in Severe Bacterial Meningitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial
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Published in |
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, November 2013
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DOI | 10.1001/jama.2013.280506 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Bruno Mourvillier, Florence Tubach, Diederik van de Beek, Denis Garot, Nicolas Pichon, Hugues Georges, Laurent Martin Lefevre, Pierre-Edouard Bollaert, Thierry Boulain, David Luis, Alain Cariou, Patrick Girardie, Riad Chelha, Bruno Megarbane, Arnaud Delahaye, Ludivine Chalumeau-Lemoine, Stéphane Legriel, Pascal Beuret, François Brivet, Cédric Bruel, Fabrice Camou, Delphine Chatellier, Patrick Chillet, Bernard Clair, Jean-Michel Constantin, Alexandre Duguet, Richard Galliot, Frédérique Bayle, Hervé Hyvernat, Kader Ouchenir, Gaetan Plantefeve, Jean-Pierre Quenot, Jack Richecoeur, Carole Schwebel, Michel Sirodot, Marina Esposito-Farèse, Yves Le Tulzo, Michel Wolff |
Abstract |
Despite advances in care, mortality and morbidity remain high in adults with acute bacterial meningitis, particularly when due to Streptococcus pneumoniae. Induced hypothermia is beneficial in other conditions with global cerebral hypoxia. |
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United States | 11 | 14% |
United Kingdom | 7 | 9% |
Italy | 5 | 7% |
France | 3 | 4% |
Canada | 3 | 4% |
Spain | 3 | 4% |
Thailand | 2 | 3% |
New Zealand | 2 | 3% |
Kuwait | 1 | 1% |
Other | 6 | 8% |
Unknown | 33 | 43% |
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Members of the public | 49 | 64% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 15 | 20% |
Scientists | 8 | 11% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 4 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
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France | 1 | <1% |
Brazil | 1 | <1% |
United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
Canada | 1 | <1% |
Denmark | 1 | <1% |
Japan | 1 | <1% |
Greece | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 237 | 97% |
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Researcher | 45 | 18% |
Other | 27 | 11% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 23 | 9% |
Student > Master | 23 | 9% |
Student > Bachelor | 20 | 8% |
Other | 67 | 27% |
Unknown | 39 | 16% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 136 | 56% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 13 | 5% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 12 | 5% |
Neuroscience | 10 | 4% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 7 | 3% |
Other | 21 | 9% |
Unknown | 45 | 18% |