title: Dexamethasone for children with bacterial meningitis. Should it be routine therapy?
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Kaplan
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002648:Child; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008581:Meningitis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D003907:Dexamethasone