Role of glucocorticoids on inflammatory response in nonimmunosuppressed patients with pneumonia: A pilot study

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 218-220

  Monton C ^c   Ewig, S ^a   Torres, A ^b   El Ebiary, M ^c   Filella, X ^c   Rano A ^c   Xaubet, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cytokine expression; Glucocorticoids; Inflammatory response; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRONCHODILATATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUNG LAVAGE; NEUTROPHIL; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; BRONCHOCONSTRICTION; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; INFLAMMATION; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTERLEUKIN-1; INTERLEUKIN-6; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NEUTROPHILS; PILOT PROJECTS; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY CARE UNITS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0032863149     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.1999.14a37.x     Document Type: Article

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