Continuous hydrocortisone infusion in severe pediatric community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)

Pediatr Int. 2010 Jun;52(3):e125-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2010.03060.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
  • Child
  • Community-Acquired Infections / diagnosis
  • Community-Acquired Infections / drug therapy*
  • Community-Acquired Infections / therapy
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Emergency Service, Hospital
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Hydrocortisone / administration & dosage*
  • Infusions, Intravenous
  • Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / diagnostic imaging*
  • Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / drug therapy*
  • Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / therapy
  • Positive-Pressure Respiration / methods
  • Radiography, Thoracic
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Time Factors
  • Tracheostomy / methods
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Hydrocortisone