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Comment
. 2024 Feb 20;28(1):55.
doi: 10.1186/s13054-024-04833-2.

Evidence supports the use of hydrocortisone for patients with community-acquired pneumonia

De-En Lu  1   2 , Cheng-Yi Chang  2 , Sheng-Wei Cheng  3 , Enoch Kang  4   5   6 , Chih-Hsin Lee  7   8   9 , Kee-Hsin Chen  10   11   12   13   14   15
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Evidence supports the use of hydrocortisone for patients with community-acquired pneumonia

De-En Lu et al. Crit Care. .
No abstract available

Keywords: CAP; Community-acquired pneumonia; Corticosteroids; Intensive care unit; Steroids.

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The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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Sequential analysis of mortality using A all studies, B studies of hydrocortisone, and C studies with non-hydrocortisone
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