Corticosteroids do not cause harmful increase of viral load in severe H1N1 virus infection

Intensive Care Med. 2010 Oct;36(10):1780-1781. doi: 10.1007/s00134-010-1964-8. Epub 2010 Jul 15.

Authors

Marco Confalonieri¹, Pierlanfranco D'Agaro², Cesare Campello²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pneumology, University Hospital of Cattinara, Strada di Fiume 447, 34149, Trieste, Italy. marco.confalonieri@aots.sanita.fvg.it.
² Department of Public Medicine Sciences, Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, University of Trieste, IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy.

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Glucocorticoids / administration & dosage
Glucocorticoids / adverse effects
Glucocorticoids / pharmacology*
Humans
Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / isolation & purification*
Influenza, Human / drug therapy
Influenza, Human / virology*
Male
Methylprednisolone / administration & dosage
Methylprednisolone / adverse effects
Methylprednisolone / pharmacology*
Oseltamivir / therapeutic use
Respiration, Artificial
Severity of Illness Index
Viral Load / drug effects*
World Health Organization

Substances

Antiviral Agents
Glucocorticoids
Oseltamivir
Methylprednisolone