Systemic Steroid Treatment for Severe Expanding Pneumococcal Pneumonia
The treatment of bacterial community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is based on appropriate antibiotic therapy and supportive care such as intravenous fluids and supplemental oxygen. There is no available data regarding the use of steroids in CAP in children. We present an unusual case of a child with sev...
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Main Authors: | Eran Lavi (Author), David Shoseyov (Author), Natalia Simanovsky (Author), Rebecca Brooks (Author) |
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Hindawi Limited,
2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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