Importance Bacterial meningitis is a worldwide health problem, with incidence rates ranging
from approximately 0.9 per 100 000 individuals per year in high-income countries to 80 per …

Background Pneumonia is a common and potentially serious illness. Corticosteroids have
been suggested for the treatment of different types of infection, however their role in the …

Background There is no proven specific pharmacological treatment for patients with the
acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The efficacy of corticosteroids in ARDS …

Background Acute treatment of cerebral edema and elevated intracranial pressure is a
common issue in patients with neurological injury. Practical recommendations regarding …

Bacterial meningitis is a severe infectious disease of the membranes lining the brain
resulting in a high mortality and morbidity throughout the world. In the past decades the …

Background We studied causative pathogens, clinical characteristics, and outcome of adult
community-acquired bacterial meningitis after the introduction of adjunctive dexamethasone …

Meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges and subarachnoid space that can also involve
the brain cortex and parenchyma. It can be acquired spontaneously in the community …

Over the past several decades, the incidence of bacterial meningitis in children has
decreased but there remains a significant burden of disease in adults, with a mortality of up …

Despite extensive global efforts in the fight against killer infectious diseases, they still cause
one in four deaths worldwide and are important causes of long-term functional disability …

Background Specific treatments for influenza are limited to neuraminidase inhibitors and
adamantanes. Corticosteroids show evidence of benefit in sepsis and related conditions …