Methylprednisolone infusion for life-threatening H1N1-virus infection

Background: During winter 2009 we treated with prolonged corticosteroid infusion eight consecutive patients affected by H1N1-virus infection and severe pneumonia. The most severe patient was a previously healthy 30-year-old man admitted to hospital because of bilateral pneumonia and severe acute res...

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Main Authors: Marco Confalonieri, Rossella Cifaldi, Lorella Dreas, Marino Viviani, Marco Biolo, Marco Gabrielli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2010-08-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1753465810376951