Adjunctive Corticosteroid Therapy for severe tuberculosis: Risk factors for poor outcomes?
Conclusion: Adjunctive corticosteroid therapy appears to offer significant short-term but (other than for tuberculous meningitis and effusive pericarditis) minimal long-term benefit for patients with tuberculosis.
Source: European Respiratory Journal - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Nour Lahbib, J., Amani, B. M., Azza, S., Soumaya, B. S., Hafaoua, D., Fatma, T. Tags: Tuberculosis and non-tuberculous mycobacterial diseases Source Type: research
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