Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5671834 | Clinical Microbiology and Infection | 2017 | 25 Pages |
Abstract
Our findings show sex-based differences in adults with community-acquired bacterial meningitis. Male sex is an independent risk factor for adverse outcome. It is possible that sex-based differences in immune reaction could determine a distinct response to corticosteroids.
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Authors
S.P. Dias, M.C. Brouwer, M.W. Bijlsma, A. van der Ende, D. van de Beek,