Con: Corticosteroids are not indicated for treatment of acute lung injury from H1N1 viral pneumonia

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 183, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1127-1128

  Matthay, Michael A ^a   Liu, Kathleen D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; SHORT SURVEY; SYSTEMIC MYCOSIS; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; PNEUMONIA;

EID: 79955510612     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201103-0395ED     Document Type: Short Survey

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