The impact of adjuvant atorvastatin therapy on community-acquired pneumonia outcome: a prospective study of clinical and inflammatory responses in relation to mortality reduction

The impact of adjuvant atorvastatin therapy on community-acquired pneumonia outcome: a prospective study of clinical and inflammatory responses in relation to mortality reduction

Abstract Introduction In treatment of pneumonia, new drugs besides antibiotics are investigated; especially statins with their anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, and antioxidant effects. Objective The aim was to determine whether or not adjuvant atorvastatin could improve 30-day mortality, and cli...

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Main Authors: Yasser M. Mohamed, Ashraf M. Madkour, Rehab M. Mohammed, Mohamed G. El-Shiekh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-05-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology
Subjects:
atorvastatin
inflammatory markers
pneumonia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.4103/ejb.ejb_50_17

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