High-Dose Pulse Versus Nonpulse Corticosteroid Regimens in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 168, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1449-1456

  Ho, James C ^b   Ooi, Gaik C ^b   Mok, Thomas Y ^b   Chan, Johnny W ^b   Hung, Ivan ^b   Lam, Bing ^b   Wong, Poon C ^b   Li, Patrick C ^b   Ho, Pak L ^b   Lam, Wah K ^b   Ng, Chun K ^b   Ip, Mary S ^b   Lai, Kar N ^b   Chan Yeung, Moira ^b   Tsang, Kenneth W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Corticosteroid; Ribavirin; Severe acute respiratory syndrome

Indexed keywords

CEFEPIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CLARITHROMYCIN; CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROCORTISONE; LEVOFLOXACIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PENICILLIN G; PREDNISOLONE; RIBAVIRIN;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; HEMATEMESIS; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; PULSE THERAPY, DRUG; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RIBAVIRIN; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 9144258533     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200306-766OC     Document Type: Article

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