Outcomes of Adjunctive Corticosteroid Treatment in Hypoxemic Adults Hospitalized for <i>Mycoplasma pneumoniae</i> Pneumonia: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Adjunctive corticosteroids were not associated with reduced time to regression of hypoxemia in adults with M. pneumoniae pneumonia. However, duration of fever was shorter and no increase in complications was seen.
Authors
- Karl Hagman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5965-6130)
- Johan Ursing (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5508-9327)
- Magnus Hedenstierna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8539-9820)
- Anna Nilsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0859-3106)
Institutions
- Lund University (SE)
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital (SE)
- Danderyds sjukhus (SE)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Skåne University Hospital (SE)
- University of Gothenburg (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-09-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciae451
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71
Funders
- Pfizer