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Adjunctive corticosteroids may be associated with better outcome for non-HIV Pneumocystis pneumonia with respiratory failure: a systemic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

BACKGROUND: Evidence supporting corticosteroids adjunctive treatment (CAT) for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) in non-HIV patients is highly controversial. We aimed to systematically review the literature and perform a meta-analysis of available data relating to the effect of CAT on mortality...

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Autores principales: Ding, Lin, Huang, Huixue, Wang, Heyan, He, Hangyong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7083987/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32198645
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13613-020-00649-9