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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2015-01-01
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Series: | Pneumonia |
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Online Access: | https://pneumonia.org.au/index.php/pneumonia/article/view/690 |