Corticosteroids for all adult patients with community-acquired pneumonia?

<p>Corticosteroid therapy as adjunctive treatment in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a promising but controversial subject. The potentially beneficial effect of corticosteroids is based on the ability of steroids to dampen an excessive inflammatory response that often occurs in patients...

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Main Authors: Ger Rijkers, Simone Spoorenberg, Stefan Vestjens, Werner Albrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2015-01-01
Series:Pneumonia
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Online Access:https://pneumonia.org.au/index.php/pneumonia/article/view/690