Corticosteroid treatment in severe community-acquired pneumonia: duration of treatment affects control of systemic inflammation and clinical improvement

Intensive Care Med. 2011 Sep;37(9):1553-4. doi: 10.1007/s00134-011-2274-5. Epub 2011 Jun 18.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / administration & dosage
  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use*
  • C-Reactive Protein / drug effects
  • Community-Acquired Infections / drug therapy*
  • Humans
  • Inflammation / drug therapy*
  • Methylprednisolone / administration & dosage
  • Methylprednisolone / therapeutic use
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care
  • Pneumonia / drug therapy*
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • C-Reactive Protein
  • Methylprednisolone