Systemic Corticosteroids in Children With Pneumonia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Our analysis suggests a possible advantage for corticosteroid therapy in selected pediatric patients with CAP. Further studies are needed to clarify how, when, and where corticosteroids should be added to the treatment plan of pediatric CAP.
Authors
- Vasiliki Efthymiou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3320-6588)
- Ioanna Papadatou
- Alfredo Tagarro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2860-3455)
- Emmanouil Galanakis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8456-5292)
- Vana Spoulou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5467-0630)
- Panagiota Tsagkli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6595-8873)
- Maria Geropeppa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5059-6191)
Institutions
- UNESCO (FR)
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (GR)
- Research Institute Hospital 12 de Octubre (ES)
- Children's Hospital Agia Sophia (GR)
- University Hospital of Heraklion (GR)
- Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
- Published
- 2025-12-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/inf.0000000000005106
- Primary Topic
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00