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Comment
. 2021 Apr 15;57(4):2100065.
doi: 10.1183/13993003.00065-2021. Print 2021 Apr.

Is high-dose glucocorticoid beneficial in COVID-19?

Valliappan Muthu  1 , Inderpaul Singh Sehgal  1 , Kuruswamy Thurai Prasad  1 , Ritesh Agarwal  2
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Comment

Is high-dose glucocorticoid beneficial in COVID-19?

Valliappan Muthu et al. Eur Respir J. .

Abstract

High-dose glucocorticoids are not currently recommended for treating severe COVID-19 pneumonia https://bit.ly/39VQ3O8

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: V. Muthu has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: I.S. Sehgal has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: K.T. Prasad has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: R. Agarwal has nothing to disclose.

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