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X Demographics
Mendeley readers
| 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
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 5 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 20% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 3 | 60% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 80% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 105 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 2% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 102 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| 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 % |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |