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Statins, bugs and prophylaxis: intriguing possibilities

Statin therapy may represent a potential prophylactic intervention in certain high-risk scenarios, for example in pandemic influenza and in those undergoing aggressive medical treatments. Emerging data indicate a potential prophylactic role in these high-risk groups.

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Autores principales: Terblanche, Marius, Smith, Terry S, Adhikari, Neill KJ
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1751082/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17094793
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc5056
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spelling pubmed-17510822006-12-27 Statins, bugs and prophylaxis: intriguing possibilities Terblanche, Marius Smith, Terry S Adhikari, Neill KJ Crit Care Commentary Statin therapy may represent a potential prophylactic intervention in certain high-risk scenarios, for example in pandemic influenza and in those undergoing aggressive medical treatments. Emerging data indicate a potential prophylactic role in these high-risk groups. BioMed Central 2006 2006-10-27 /pmc/articles/PMC1751082/ /pubmed/17094793 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc5056 Text en Copyright © 2006 BioMed Central Ltd
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Terblanche, Marius
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title_full Statins, bugs and prophylaxis: intriguing possibilities
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title_short Statins, bugs and prophylaxis: intriguing possibilities
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1751082/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17094793
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc5056
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