Corticosteroids as Adjunctive Therapy for SeverePneumocystis cariniiPneumonia in the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- 22 November 1990
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in The New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 323 (21), 1444-1450
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199011223232103
Abstract
Preliminary reports suggest that patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia may benefit from the addition of corticosteroid treatment to antibiotic therapy.Keywords
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