For how long oral steroids to be used in case of meningitis?
IN. MENINGITIS... STEROIDS. ARE. USED. AS .... ADJUNCTIVE. THERAPY... SO... DURATION. DEPENDS. UPON. IMPROVEMENT.... 1. VIRAL. MENINGITIS..... TAKES. ABOUT. 7--10. DAYS. FOR. SYMPTOMS. TO IMPROVE 2. BACTERIAL. MENINGITIS.... IS. CURED. BY SPECIFIC. ANTIBIOTICS
DEPENDS UPON.. SEVERITY .. AS WELL OTHER FACTORS..
Depends on type of etiology.
1 month to 1 1/2 months
Depends on type of etiology or cause
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