Corticosteroids in treating community-acquired pneumonia: has the time really come?

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2017 May;23(5):276-278. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2016.09.002. Epub 2016 Sep 16.

Authors

M Blot¹, A Salmon-Rousseau¹, P Chavanet¹, L Piroth²

Affiliations

¹ Département d'Infectiologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Dijon, France.
² Département d'Infectiologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Dijon, France. Electronic address: lionel.piroth@chu-dijon.fr.

PMID: 27647562
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2016.09.002

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adrenal Cortex Hormones / adverse effects
Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use*
Anti-Inflammatory Agents / adverse effects
Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use*
Community-Acquired Infections / drug therapy*
Humans
Pneumonia / complications*
Pneumonia / drug therapy*
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Respiratory Distress Syndrome / prevention & control*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Anti-Inflammatory Agents