Executive Summary: State-of-the-Art Review: Unintended Consequences: Risk of Opportunistic Infections Associated with Long-term Glucocorticoid Therapies in Adults

Clin Infect Dis. 2024 Apr 10;78(4):811-812. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciae129.

Authors

Daniel B Chastain¹, Megan Spradlin², Hiba Ahmad², Andrés F Henao-Martínez³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy, University of Georgia College of Pharmacy, Albany, GA, USA.
² Division of Medical Oncology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA.
³ Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.

PMID: 38598566
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciae129

No abstract available

Keywords: Pneumocystis carinii; glucocorticoids; immune system diseases; infections; opportunistic infections.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Glucocorticoids / adverse effects
Humans
Opportunistic Infections* / complications
Pneumocystis*
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis* / complications

Substances

Glucocorticoids