title: Should adults with suspected acute bacterial meningitis get adjunctive corticosteroids?
authors.affiliation: Section of Hospital Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA. pilej@ccf.org
authors.forename: James C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Pile
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Longworth
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000328:Adult; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D014640:Vancomycin; D002443:Ceftriaxone