Effect of Corticosteroids on C-Reactive Protein in Patients with Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia and High Inflammatory Response: The Effect of Lymphopenia

Effect of Corticosteroids on C-Reactive Protein in Patients with Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia and High Inflammatory Response: The Effect of Lymphopenia

Background: Lymphopenic patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) have shown high mortality rates. Corticosteroids have immunomodulatory properties and regulate cytokine storm in CAP. However, it is not known whether their modulatory effect on cytokine secretion differs in lymphopenic and non...

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Main Authors: Antoni Torres, Adrian Ceccato, Miquel Ferrer, Albert Gabarrus, Oriol Sibila, Catia Cilloniz, Raúl Mendez, Rosario Menendez, Jesus Bermejo-Martin, Michael S. Niederman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-09-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
pneumonia
corticosteroids
inflammatory response
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/8/9/1461

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