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COVID-19 and Corticosteroids: Unfamiliar but Potentially Fatal Infections That Can Arise following Short-Course Steroid Treatment
Corticosteroid use is increasing worldwide as recent studies confer survival benefit of corticosteroids in the management of patients with severe COVID-19. Strongyloides and amebic infections are neglected diseases that can progress to catastrophic complications in patients exposed to corticosteroid...
Autores principales: | Shirley, Debbie-Ann, Moonah, Shannon |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7941796/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33410395 http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.20-1471 |
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