Therapy in pneumonia: What is beyond antibiotics?

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-26

  Meijvis, S C A ^a   Grutters, J C ^a,b   Thijsen, S F ^c   Rijkers, G T ^a   Biesma, D H ^a,b   Endeman, H ^c  

^a ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Immunomodulation; Pneumonia; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED PROTEIN C; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COMPLEMENT; CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MACROLIDE; PREDNISOLONE; RESATORVID; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; BLEEDING; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERNATREMIA; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLAMMATION; LENGTH OF STAY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MORTALITY; OPSONIZATION; PNEUMONIA; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; PNEUMONIA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952091200     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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