Does Therapy With Adjuvant Corticosteroids Change Outcomes in Pneumocystis Pneumonia in Patients Without HIV?

Synopsis: Corticosteroids in Pneumocystis pneumonia without associated human immunodeficiency virus have long been controversial. However, recent literature is demonstrating that they may have no benefit, but rather cause an increase in morbidity. Source: Wieruszewski PM, Barreto JN, Frazee E, et al. Early corticosteroids for Pneumocystis pneumonia in adults without human immunodeficiency virus are not associated with better outcome. Chest 2018;154(3):636–644.
Source: Clinical Pulmonary Medicine - Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Pulmonary Trends Source Type: research