Cochrane Clinical Answers
Cochrane Clinical Answers (CCAs) provide a readable, digestible, clinically focused entry point to rigorous research from Cochrane systematic reviews. They are designed to be actionable and to inform decision making at the point of care and have been added to relevant sections of the main Best Practice text.
- In suspected cases of meningococcal disease, do pre-admission antibiotics improve outcomes?
- In children with acute bacterial meningitis, is there randomized controlled trial evidence to support adding corticosteroids to standard treatment with antibacterial agents?
- In adults with acute bacterial meningitis, is adding corticosteroids to standard treatment with antibacterial agents helpful?
- How do third generation cephalosporins compare with conventional antibiotics at improving outcomes in people with acute bacterial meningitis?
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