Use of Corticosteroids in Treating Infectious Diseases

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2008
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Abstract
Clinicians have generally avoided prescribing corticosteroids for active infection because of their known immunosuppressive effects and concern about long-term complications. We conducted a review of the published randomized, double-blind trials comparing corticosteroids and placebo in infections. Except in some trials of viral infections, sore throat, and cerebral cysticercosis, all patients...
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Authors Steven McGee;Jan Hirschmann;
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Year 2008
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinte.168.10.1034
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infection adrenal cortex hormones glucocorticoids mineralocorticoids National Center for Biotechnology Information NCBI NLM MEDLINE review humans pubmed abstract nih national institutes of health national library of medicine treatment outcome drug therapy combination communicable diseases / drug therapy* cd4 lymphocyte count anti-infective agents / therapeutic use* pmid:18504331 doi:10.1001/archinte.168.10.1034 steven mcgee jan hirschmann glucocorticoids / therapeutic use* hiv infections

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