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Dexamethasone for adult bacterial meningitis

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Jubelt, B. Dexamethasone for adult bacterial meningitis. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 7, 459–460 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11910-007-0071-x

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