Efficacy of Corticosteroids in Patients with SARS, MERS and COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Lee K, Yoon S, Jeong G, Kim J, Han Y, Hong S, Ryu S, Kim J, Lee J, Yang J, Lee J, Solmi M, Koyanagi A, Dragioti E, Jacob L, Radua J, Smith L, Oh H, Tizaoui K, Cargnin S, Terrazzino S, Ghayda R, Kronbichler A, Shin J. Efficacy of Corticosteroids in Patients with SARS, MERS and COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal Of Clinical Medicine 2020, 9: 2392. PMID: 32726951, PMCID: PMC7465945, DOI: 10.3390/jcm9082392.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEfficacy of corticosteroidsSevere acute respiratory syndromeMiddle East respiratory syndromeMeta-analysisHazard ratioOdds ratioEfficacy of steroidsAbsence of side effectsCoronavirus infectionFixed- and random-effects modelsEffects of steroidsSystematic reviewMeta-analysesRandom-effects modelSteroid useAdministered steroidsPublished meta-analysesSteroid groupComprehensive systematic reviewTherapeutic consequencesWeb of ScienceRespiratory syndromeSide effectsCorticosteroidsPatientsCorticosteroids to prevent kidney scarring in children with a febrile urinary tract infection: a randomized trial
Shaikh N, Shope T, Hoberman A, Muniz G, Bhatnagar S, Nowalk A, Hickey R, Michaels M, Kearney D, Rockette H, Charron M, Lim R, Majd M, Shalaby-Rana E, Kurs-Lasky M, Cohen D, Wald E, Lockhart G, Pohl H, Martin J. Corticosteroids to prevent kidney scarring in children with a febrile urinary tract infection: a randomized trial. Pediatric Nephrology 2020, 35: 2113-2120. PMID: 32556960, PMCID: PMC7529851, DOI: 10.1007/s00467-020-04622-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFebrile urinary tract infectionUrinary tract infectionAdjuvant systemic corticosteroidsKidney scarringSystemic corticosteroidsTract infectionsInitiate urinary tract infectionReducing kidney scarringEfficacy of corticosteroidsMethodsChildren aged 2Absolute risk reductionRandomized to corticosteroidsMonths to 6Statistically significant differencePlacebo groupAdjuvant corticosteroidsCorticosteroidsKidney scansPlaceboSignificant differenceAged 2ScarsKidneyInfectionMonths
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