A Comparison of Nebulized Budesonide, Intramuscular Dexamethasone, and Placebo for Moderately Severe Croup
Open Access
- 20 August 1998
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 339 (8), 498-503
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199808203390802
Abstract
In children with croup, treatment with nebulized budesonide decreases symptoms, but it is uncertain how budesonide compares with dexamethasone, the conventional therapy for croup, and whether either reduces the rate of hospitalization.Keywords
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