Dihydrotestosterone is a predictor for mortality in males with community-acquired pneumonia: results of a 6-year follow-up study

Dihydrotestosterone is a predictor for mortality in males with community-acquired pneumonia: results of a 6-year follow-up study

Abstract Background Adrenal hormone metabolite levels are altered in acute illnesses such as community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Our aim was to investigate associations of sex and mineralocorticoid hormone metabolites with short- and long-term mortality and severity of CAP in male and female patient...

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Main Authors: Seline Zurfluh, Manuela Nickler, Manuel Ottiger, Christian Steuer, Alexander Kutz, Mirjam Christ-Crain, Werner Zimmerli, Robert Thomann, Claus Hoess, Christoph Henzen, Luca Bernasconi, Andreas Huber, Beat Mueller, Philipp Schuetz, for the proHOSP study group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Subjects:
Community-acquired pneumonia
Adrenal hormones
Dihydrotestosterone
Mortality prediction
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-018-0947-0

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