Reply to Stern et al

Matthias Briel^{1

2}, Simone M C Spoorenberg³, Willem Jan W Bos^{3

4}, Mirjam Christ-Crain⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Research, Basel Institute for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland.
² Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
³ Department of Internal Medicine, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein.
⁴ Department of Internal Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands.
⁵ Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Clinical Research, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland.

Comment

Matthias Briel et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2018.

. 2018 Oct 15;67(9):1467-1468.

doi: 10.1093/cid/ciy337.

Matthias Briel^{1

2}, Simone M C Spoorenberg³, Willem Jan W Bos^{3

4}, Mirjam Christ-Crain⁵

¹ Department of Clinical Research, Basel Institute for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland.
² Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
³ Department of Internal Medicine, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein.
⁴ Department of Internal Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands.
⁵ Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Clinical Research, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland.

No abstract available

Comment on

Corticosteroids in Patients Hospitalized With Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Systematic Review and Individual Patient Data Metaanalysis.
Briel M, Spoorenberg SMC, Snijders D, Torres A, Fernandez-Serrano S, Meduri GU, Gabarrús A, Blum CA, Confalonieri M, Kasenda B, Siemieniuk RAC, Boersma W, Bos WJW, Christ-Crain M; Ovidius Study Group; Capisce Study Group; STEP Study Group. Briel M, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2018 Jan 18;66(3):346-354. doi: 10.1093/cid/cix801. Clin Infect Dis. 2018. PMID: 29020323
Corticosteroids Reduce Mortality in Patients With Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia.
Stern A, Leibovici L, Paul M. Stern A, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2018 Oct 15;67(9):1467. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciy336. Clin Infect Dis. 2018. PMID: 29897416 No abstract available.