Steroid therapy and outcome of parapneumonic pleural effusions (STOPPE): study protocol for a multicenter, double-blinded, placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial
<p><strong>Background:</strong> Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a major global disease. Parapneumonic effusions often complicate CAP and range from uninfected (simple) to infected (complicated) parapneumonic effusions and empyema (pus). CAP patients who have a pleural effusio...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwers Health, Inc.
2019
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