Impact and indication of early systemic corticosteroids for very severe community-acquired pneumonia

BACKGROUND: The efficacy of systemic corticosteroids in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) has not yet been confirmed. We prospectively investigated the clinical features of patients treated with early adjunctive systemic corticosteroids and its clinical impact in very severe CAP. METHODS: One hundr...

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Autores principales: Ugajin, Motoi, Yamaki, Kenichi, Hirasawa, Natsuko, Kobayashi, Takanori, Yagi, Takeo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2013
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3754486/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23986646
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S49275

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3754486/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23986646
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S49275

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