The effect of statin therapy on the incidence of infections: a retrospective cohort analysis.

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Published in Am J Med Sci on March 01, 2014

Authors

John P Magulick1, Christopher R Frei, Sayed K Ali, Eric M Mortensen, Mary Jo Pugh, Christine U Oramasionwu, Kelly R Daniels, Ishak A Mansi

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Internal Medicine (JPM, SKA), San Antonio Military Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas; College of Pharmacy (CRF, KRD), The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas; Pharmacotherapy Education and Research Center (CRF, KRD), School of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas; VA North Texas Health Care System (EMM); University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (EMM), Dallas, Texas; South Texas Veterans Health Care System (MJP); Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (MJP), University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas; Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy (CUO), UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Brooke Army Medical Center (IAM); and Uniformed Service University of Health Sciences (IAM); University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas (IAM).

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