Impact of pre-existing treatment with statins on the course and outcome of tick-borne encephalitis.

OBJECTIVES:Although statins have anti-inflammatory and potentially also antimicrobial (including antiviral) activity, their therapeutic impact on infectious diseases is controversial. In this study, we evaluated whether pre-existing statin use influenced the course and outcome of tick-borne encephal...

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Main Authors: Petra Bogovič, Lara Lusa, Daša Stupica, Tereza Rojko, Miša Korva, Tatjana Avšič-Županc, Klemen Strle, Gary P Wormser, Franc Strle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6171849?pdf=render