Are corticosteroid drugs effective in people with tuberculous meningitis? Evidence update - Summary of a Cochrane Review

Department of Tropical Disease Biology, LSTM (2008) Are corticosteroid drugs effective in people with tuberculous meningitis? Evidence update - Summary of a Cochrane Review. Liverpool, Effective Health Care Research Consortium, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.

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Abstract

Corticosteroids reduce deaths in HIV-negative patients on treatment for tuberculous meningitis.

Item Type:	Other
Corporate Authors:	Effective Health Care Research Consortium
Additional Information:	Produced by: the Effective Health Care Programme Consortium (www.liv.ac.uk/evidence), Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, supported by the Department for International Development UK; and the Australasian Cochrane Centre. Adapted from Prasad K, Singh MB. Corticosteroids for managing tuberculous meningitis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008, Issue 1. Art. No.: CD002244. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD002244.pub3 Evidence Update published in August 2008.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Cochrane Review CD002244, Corticosteroids, Tuberculosis, Tuberculous Meningitis, Evidence Update
Subjects:	QV Pharmacology > Anti-Inflammatory Agents. Anti-Infective Agents. Antineoplastic Agents > QV 247 Anti-inflammatory agents QV Pharmacology > QV 38 Drug action. WF Respiratory System > Tuberculosis > WF 200 Tuberculosis (General) WL Nervous System > WL 200 Meninges. Blood-brain barrier
Depositing User:	Martin Chapman
Date Deposited:	06 Sep 2010 11:08
Last Modified:	18 Feb 2025 09:23
URI:	https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/1390

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