Bacterial Menigitis and Deafness

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-2-10-7

Keywords:

Bacterial Menigitis, Dexamethasone, Auditory Acuity

Abstract

Dexamethasone (.15 mg/kg/bwt q 6 hr for 4 days) was considered beneficial in the treatment of infants and children with bacterial meningitis, particularly in preventing deafness, in two double blind, placebo-controlled trials involving 200 patients treated in the Dept of Pediatrics, University of Texas at Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX.

Published

1988-10-01

Issue

Section

CNS Infections