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