THE EFFECTS OF STATIN THERAPY ON PNEUMONIA OUTCOMES

HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) are the most prescribed class of drugs in the world. Some authors suggest that positive effects of statins were reported for statins against pneumonia. These positive studies data were counterbalanced by at least one negative prospective cohort study. Where lie...

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Main Authors: O. Makharynska, N. Zhuravka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University 2015-12-01
Series:Journal of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University: Series Medicine
Online Access:http://periodicals.karazin.ua/medicine/article/view/5651/5205