Cargando…

Adjunctive steroid in HIV-negative patients with severe Pneumocystis pneumonia

BACKGROUND: High-dose steroid therapy has been proven effective in AIDS-related Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) but not in non-AIDS-related cases. We evaluated the effects on survival of steroids in HIV-negative patients with PCP. METHODS: Retrospective study patients admitted to the ICU with hypoxemic...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Lemiale, Virginie, Debrumetz, Alexandre, Delannoy, Alexandra, Alberti, Corinne, Azoulay, Elie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3765749/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23981859
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-14-87