Effect of corticosteroids on adult varicella pneumonia: Cohort study and literature review

Respirology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 437-441

  Adhami, Naeem ^a   Arabi, Yaseen ^a,b   Raees, Ahmed ^a   Al Shimemeri, Abdullah ^a   Ur Rahman, Masood ^a   Memish, Ziad A ^a  

^a KING FAHAD NATIONAL GUARD HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Intensive Care Department   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Acute lung injury; Acute respiratory distress syndrome; Corticosteroid; Critical care; Saudi Arabia; Varicella pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROCORTISONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG INJURY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OXYGENATION; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SAUDI ARABIA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; CHICKENPOX; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33744773469     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2006.00870.x     Document Type: Review

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