Corticosteroids as Adjunctive Therapy for SeverePneumocystis cariniiPneumonia in the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Authors:
- Ahmad M. BootaABAhmad M. Boota
- Margaret A. FischlMFMargaret A. Fischl
- Horst BaierHBHorst Baier
- Otis W. KirkseyOKOtis W. Kirksey
- Lawrence La VoieLVLawrence La Voie
- 22 November 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 323 (21) , 1444-1450
Abstract
Preliminary reports suggest that patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia may benefit from the addition of corticosteroid treatment to antibiotic therapy.Keywords
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