Original Article Dexamethasone efficacy on bacterial meningitis – a retrospective analysis of Albanian adult patients

Background: Research on the effects of corticosteroids in bacterial meningitis (BM) yielded conflicting results. While some studies reveal that corticosteroids improve the outcomes in BM treatments, others provide strong evidence that patients do not profit from this treatment. We investigated the factors that may impact the dexamethasone efficacy in patients with BM. Methodology: In this retrospective study, we analyzed the medical records of patients with probable acute bacterial meningitis hospitalize