Adjunctive corticosteroid therapy for inpatients with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia

Adjunctive corticosteroid therapy for inpatients with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia

Abstract Background There is conflicting evidence regarding the benefit of adjunctive corticosteroid therapy in patients with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia. We hypothesised that corticosteroid therapy could reduce mortality and length of stay (LOS) in such patients. Methods Adult patients with M....

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Main Authors: Masato Tashiro, Kiyohide Fushimi, Kei Kawano, Takahiro Takazono, Tomomi Saijo, Kazuko Yamamoto, Shintaro Kurihara, Yoshifumi Imamura, Taiga Miyazaki, Katsunori Yanagihara, Hiroshi Mukae, Koichi Izumikawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Pneumonia
Corticosteroid
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-017-0566-4

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