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Adjunctive dexamethasone for the treatment of HIV-infected adults with tuberculous meningitis (ACT HIV): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

2018-06-20

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<h4>Background: </h4> Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is the most severe form of tuberculosis. Co-infection with HIV increases the risk of developing TBM, complicates treatment, and substantially worsens outcome. Whether corticosteroids confer a survival benefit in HIV-infected patients with TBM remains uncertain. Hepatitis is the most common drug-induced serious adverse event associated with anti-tuberculosis trea...

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Literature Corpus work: 1bed03d7-7356-58ef-a37e-b81e13cf1b2b
DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.14006.2

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