The effect of prior statin use on 30-day mortality for patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia

BACKGROUND: Recent studies suggest that HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors ("statins") may have beneficial effects for patients at risk for some types of infections. We examined the effect of prior outpatient use of statins on mortality for patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia...

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Main Authors: Mortensen, Eric M, Restrepo, Marcos I, Anzueto, Antonio, Pugh, Jacqueline
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2005
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1199623/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16042797
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-6-82
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