Journal article
Corticosteroid Therapy for Patients Hospitalized With Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is common and often severe.
PURPOSE: To examine the effect of adjunctive corticosteroid therapy on mortality, morbidity, and duration of hospitalization in patients with CAP.
Authors
Siemieniuk RAC; Meade MO; Alonso-Coello P; Briel M; Evaniew N; Prasad M; Alexander PE; Fei Y; Vandvik PO; Loeb M
Journal
Annals of Internal Medicine, Vol. 163, No. 7, pp. 519–528
Publisher
American College of Physicians
Publication Date
October 6, 2015
DOI
10.7326/m15-0715
ISSN
1056-8751