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Steroids and severe pneumonia. Ready for the winter? Discussion on “Corticosteroid treatment in critically ill patients with severe influenza pneumonia: a propensity score matching study”

Authors: Gennaro De Pascale, G. Bello, A. M. Dell’Anna, L. Montini, M. Antonelli, Gerard Moreno, Alejandro Rodriguez, Ignacio Martin-Loeches

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 12/2018

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Title: Steroids and severe pneumonia. Ready for the winter? Discussion on “Corticosteroid treatment in critically ill patients with severe influenza pneumonia: a propensity score matching study”
Authors: Gennaro De Pascale
G. Bello
A. M. Dell’Anna
L. Montini
M. Antonelli
Gerard Moreno
Alejandro Rodriguez
Ignacio Martin-Loeches
Publication date: 01-12-2018
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 12/2018
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-018-5414-3

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