A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Trial of Dexamethasone for Bronchiolitis

M. Corneli, Howard; J. Zorc, Joseph; Mahajan, Prashant; N. Shaw, Kathy; Holubkov, Richard; D. Reeves, Scott; M. Ruddy, Richard; Malik, Baqir; A. Nelson, Kyle; Bregstein, Joan; Brown, Kathleen; N. Denenberg, Matthew; A. Lillis, Kathleen; Babcock Cimpello, Lynn; W. Tsung, James; Borgialli, Dominic; N. Baskin, Marc; Teshome, Getachew; Goldstein, Mitchell; Monroe, David; B. Dean, Jay; Kuppermann, Nathan

doi:10.1056/nejmoa071255

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A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Trial of Dexamethasone for Bronchiolitis

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Jul 25, 2007

Authors:

Howard M. Corneli

Joseph J. Zorc

Prashant Mahajan

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Bronchiolitis, the most common infection of the lower respiratory tract in infants, is a leading cause of hospitalization in childhood. Corticosteroids are commonly used to treat bronchiolitis, but evidence of their effectiveness is limited. METHODS: We conducted a double-blind, randomiz...

Subject

Medicine

Bronchiolitis

Dexamethasone

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