Lower Mortality Associated With Adjuvant Corticosteroid Therapy in Non-HIV-Infected Patients With Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia: A Single-Institution Retrospective US Cohort Study
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa354
Abstract: Abstract Background Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) remains a cause of mortality in HIV-negative patients. The clinical benefit of adjuvant corticosteroids in these patients is uncertain. This study aimed to determine if corticosteroids would reduce mortality… read more here.
Keywords: negative patients; adjuvant corticosteroid; mortality; infected patients ... See more keywords