Systemic corticosteroids for community-acquired pneumonia: reasons for use and lack of benefit on outcome.

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Autores de IIS La Fe

  • Eva Polverino

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  • Carles Agusti Garcia-Navarro

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  • Rosario Menéndez Villanueva

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  • Antonio Torres Marti

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Participantes ajenos a IIS La Fe

  • Cillóniz C
  • Dambrava P
  • Gabarrús A
  • Ferrer M
  • Prina E
  • Niederman MS

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Abstract

Although the benefits of systemic corticosteroids in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) are not clear, their use is frequent in clinical practice. We described the frequency of this practice, patients' characteristics and its clinical impact.

Datos de la publicación

ISSN/ISSNe:
1323-7799, 1440-1843

RESPIROLOGY  WILEY

Tipo:
Article
Páginas:
263-271
PubMed:
23134361
Factor de Impacto:
1,411 SCImago
Cuartil:
Q1 SCImago

Citas Recibidas en Web of Science: 24

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Keywords

  • adjunctive therapy; clinical stability; community-acquired pneumonia; mortality; systemic corticosteroid

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