Effects of systemic steroids in patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia.

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Published in Eur Respir J on August 09, 2007

Authors

C Garcia-Vidal1, E Calbo, V Pascual, C Ferrer, S Quintana, J Garau

Author Affiliations

1: Service of Infectious Diseases, pl.12, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, C/Feixa Llarga s/n, 08907 L'Hospitalet del Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain. carolgv75@hotmail.com

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