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The Effect of Steroid Use in Hospitalized Adults With Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Related Illness

RATIONALE: Systemic glucocorticosteroids (steroids) are commonly prescribed for patients with exacerbations of COPD during acute viral infections such as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The effects of short-term high-dose steroid treatment on viral load and adaptive immunity to RSV have not been...

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Autores principales: Lee, F. Eun-Hyung, Walsh, Edward E., Falsey, Ann R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The American College of Chest Physicians. Published by Elsevier Inc. 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3205848/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21565965
http://dx.doi.org/10.1378/chest.11-0047