Steroids May Lower Death Risk in CAP

Steroids May Lower Death Risk in CAP

TOPLINE: Adding glucocorticoids to standard care within 48 hours of hospital admission reduced the risk for death in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in low-resource settings and was safe as an add-on to conventional therapy. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a pragmatic randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of adjunctive low-dose glucocorticoids in CAP …
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