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Insight into Dexamethasone’s Benefits in Severe COVID-19
The steroid's exceptional performance in early results from the RECOVERY clinical trial in the United Kingdom is a rational outcome of the drug's anti-inflammatory effects, experts say.
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Dexamethasone treatment for the acute respiratory distress syndrome: a multicentre, randomised controlled trial
Fundación Mutua Madrileña, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, The European Regional Development's Funds, Asociación Científica Pulmón y Ventilación Mecánica.
The effect of corticosteroids on mortality of patients with influenza pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
In patients with influenza pneumonia, corticosteroid use is associated with higher mortality.
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