Previous statins treatment and risk of post-stroke infections
Introduction: Clinical and laboratory studies have attributed an inmuno-supressor effect to the statins. Furthermore, the administration of simvastatin in the acute onset of stroke has been associated with an increased infection frequency. Our objective is to assess the influence of statins previous...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier España
2011-01-01
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| Series: | Neurología (English Edition) |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2173580811700311 |