Efficacy and Safety of Corticosteroid Treatment in Patients With COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

• Main Authors: Wenwen Cheng (Author), Yufeng Li (Author), Liyan Cui (Author), Ying Chen (Author), Sharui Shan (Author), Duan Xiao (Author), Xiaoyun Chen (Author), Zhuoming Chen (Author), Anding Xu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundCOVID-19 is a type of pneumonia caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection that was identified in December 2019. Corticosteroid therapy was empirically used for clinical treatment in the early stage of the disease outbreak; however, data regarding its...