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Intensive Care Medicine
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine 9/2011

01-09-2011 | Correspondence

Corticosteroid treatment in severe community-acquired pneumonia: duration of treatment affects control of systemic inflammation and clinical improvement

Authors: Qurrat-Ul-Ain Nawab, Emmel Golden, Marco Confalonieri, Reba Umberger, G. Umberto Meduri

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 9/2011

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Title
Corticosteroid treatment in severe community-acquired pneumonia: duration of treatment affects control of systemic inflammation and clinical improvement
Authors
Qurrat-Ul-Ain Nawab
Emmel Golden
Marco Confalonieri
Reba Umberger
G. Umberto Meduri
Publication date
01-09-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 9/2011
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-011-2274-5

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