Adjunctive Corticotherapy for Community Acquired Pneumonia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) induces lung and systemic inflammation, leading to high morbidity and mortality. We systematically reviewed the risks and benefits of adjunctive corticotherapy in the management of patients with CAP.We systematically searched Pubmed, Embase and the Cochrane Library...

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Main Authors: Christophe Marti, Olivier Grosgurin, Stephan Harbarth, Christophe Combescure, Mohamed Abbas, Olivier Rutschmann, Arnaud Perrier, Nicolas Garin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4671611?pdf=render