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Efficacy and Safety of Adjunctive Corticosteroids Therapy for Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia in...

Efficacy and Safety of Adjunctive Corticosteroids Therapy for Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia in...

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Efficacy and Safety of Adjunctive Corticosteroids Therapy for Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Efficacy and Safety of Adjunctive Corticosteroids Therapy for Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Publisher

United States: Public Library of Science

Journal title

PloS one, 2016-11, Vol.11 (11), p.e0165942-e0165942

Language

English

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United States: Public Library of Science

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Contents

Adjunctive corticosteroids therapy is an attractive option for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) treatment. However, the effectiveness of adjunctive corticosteroids on mortality of CAP remains inconsistent, especially in severe CAP. We performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the efficacy and safety of adjunctive corticosteroids in severe CAP patient...

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Efficacy and Safety of Adjunctive Corticosteroids Therapy for Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1841157113

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1841157113

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ISSN

1932-6203

E-ISSN

1932-6203

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0165942

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