High-dose but Not Low-dose Corticosteroids Potentially Delay Viral Shedding of Patients With COVID-19

Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Apr 8;72(7):1297-1298. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa829.

Authors

Sijia Li^{1

2}, Zhigang Hu^{1

2}, Xinyu Song^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, First College of Clinical Medicine Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, People's Republic of China.
² Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Yichang Central People's Hospital, Yichang, People's Republic of China.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adrenal Cortex Hormones
COVID-19*
Humans
RNA, Viral
Risk Factors
SARS-CoV-2
Virus Shedding

Substances

Adrenal Cortex Hormones
RNA, Viral