High-dose glucocorticoid treatment of near-fatal bocavirus lung infection results in rapid recovery

Matthias Obenaus, Oliver Schildgen, Dirk Schürmann, Ann-Christin von Brünneck, Martin Janz, Ulrich Keller, Bernhard Gebauer, Johannes Schilling, Stefan Schwartz, Benedikt Weissbrich, Thomas Schneider, Jörg Hofmann, Stephan Mathas

Source: ERJ Open Res, 7 (2) 00060-2021; 10.1183/23120541.00060-2021
Journal Issue: April
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases, Respiratory infections

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