The role of statins in prevention and treatment of community acquired pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

The role of statins in prevention and treatment of community acquired pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Emerging epidemiological evidence suggests that statins may reduce the risk of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and its complications.Performed a systematic review to address the role of statins in the prevention or treatment of CAP.Ovid MEDLINE, Cochrane, EMBASE, ISI Web of Science, and Scopus fr...

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Main Authors: Abdur Rahman Khan, Muhammad Riaz, Aref A Bin Abdulhak, Mohamad A Al-Tannir, Musa A Garbati, Patricia J Erwin, Larry M Baddour, Imad M Tleyjeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3538683?pdf=render

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