Efficacy of steroid therapy on adult patients with severe pneumonia

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 266-271

  Kiyokawa, Koji ^a   Kawai, Shin ^a  

^a KYORIN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Prognosis; Severe pneumonia; Steroid therapy

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; BETA LACTAM; BETAMETHASONE; LINCOMYCIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; TETRACYCLINE;

AGED; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PROGNOSIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STEROID THERAPY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 77955664754     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-010-0049-5     Document Type: Article

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