Dexamethasone, Cerebrospinal Fluid Matrix Metalloproteinase Concentrations and Clinical Outcomes in Tuberculous Meningitis

Justin A. Green; Chau T. H. Tran; Jeremy J. Farrar; Mai T. H. Nguyen; Phu H. Nguyen; Sinh X. Dinh; Nghia D. T. Ho; Chuong V. Ly; Hien T. Tran; Jon S. Friedland; Guy E. Thwaites

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0007277

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Dexamethasone, Cerebrospinal Fluid Matrix Metalloproteinase Concentrations and Clinical Outcomes in Tuberculous Meningitis

Justin A. Green ,

* E-mail: j.friedland@imperial.ac.uk

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunity, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Chau T. H. Tran,

Affiliation Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Jeremy J. Farrar,

Affiliation Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Mai T. H. Nguyen,

Affiliation Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Phu H. Nguyen,

Affiliation Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Sinh X. Dinh,

Affiliation Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Nghia D. T. Ho,

Affiliation Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Chuong V. Ly,

Affiliation Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Hien T. Tran,

Affiliation Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Jon S. Friedland ,

* E-mail: j.friedland@imperial.ac.uk

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunity, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Guy E. Thwaites

Affiliation Centre for Molecular Microbiology and Infection, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Dexamethasone, Cerebrospinal Fluid Matrix Metalloproteinase Concentrations and Clinical Outcomes in Tuberculous Meningitis

Justin A. Green,
Chau T. H. Tran,
Jeremy J. Farrar,
Mai T. H. Nguyen,
Phu H. Nguyen,
Sinh X. Dinh,
Nghia D. T. Ho,
Chuong V. Ly,
Hien T. Tran,
Jon S. Friedland

Published: September 30, 2009
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0007277

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