Clinical evidence does not support corticosteroid treatment for 2019-nCoV lung injury

Affiliations

¹ University of Edinburgh Centre for Inflammation Research, The Queen's Medical Research Institute Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
² Genetics and Genomics, Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH25 9RG, UK.
³ Genetics and Genomics, Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH25 9RG, UK. Electronic address: j.k.baillie@ed.ac.uk.

Clark D Russell et al. Lancet. 2020.

. 2020 Feb 15;395(10223):473-475.

doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30317-2. Epub 2020 Feb 7.

¹ University of Edinburgh Centre for Inflammation Research, The Queen's Medical Research Institute Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
² Genetics and Genomics, Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH25 9RG, UK.
³ Genetics and Genomics, Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH25 9RG, UK. Electronic address: j.k.baillie@ed.ac.uk.

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Comment in

On the use of corticosteroids for 2019-nCoV pneumonia.
Shang L, Zhao J, Hu Y, Du R, Cao B. Shang L, et al. Lancet. 2020 Feb 29;395(10225):683-684. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30361-5. Epub 2020 Feb 12. Lancet. 2020. PMID: 32122468 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Corticosteroid use for 2019-nCoV infection: A double-edged sword.
Nasim S, Kumar S, Azim D, Ashraf Z, Azeem Q. Nasim S, et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 Oct;41(10):1244-1245. doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.165. Epub 2020 Apr 23. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020. PMID: 32321620 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Contrasting evidence for corticosteroid treatment for coronavirus-induced cytokine storm.
Leung KKY, Hon KL, Qian SY, Cheng FWT. Leung KKY, et al. Hong Kong Med J. 2020 Jun;26(3):269-271. doi: 10.12809/hkmj208517. Epub 2020 Jun 5. Hong Kong Med J. 2020. PMID: 32536610 No abstract available.

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