Impact of prior systemic corticosteroid use in patients admitted with community-acquired pneumonia
Background and objective: Limited information is available regarding the impact of prior outpatient use of systemic corticosteroids (SCS) in patients subsequently developing community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). We investigate the effects of prior SCS on severity of illness, microbiology and clinical...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2012-12-01
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| Series: | Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1753465812458985 |