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Lower Mortality Associated With Adjuvant Corticosteroid Therapy in Non-HIV-Infected Patients With Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia: A Single-Institution Retrospective US Cohort Study

BACKGROUND: Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) remains a cause of mortality in HIV-negative patients. The clinical benefit of adjuvant corticosteroids in these patients is uncertain. This study aimed to determine if corticosteroids would reduce mortality in a cohort of HIV-negative PJP patients....

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Autores principales: Mundo, William, Morales-Shnaider, Louis, Tewahade, Selam, Wagner, Eric, Archuleta, Solana, Bandali, Mohamed, Chadalawada, Sindhu, Johnson, Steven C, Franco-Paredes, Carlos, Shapiro, Leland, Henao-Martínez, Andrés F
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7518367/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33005696
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa354