Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs may affect the presentation and course of community-acquired pneumonia.

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Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs may affect the presentation and course of community-acquired pneumonia.

Chest. 2011 Feb;139(2):387-94

Authors: Voiriot G, Dury S, Parrot A, Mayaud C, Fartoukh M

Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are commonly used as antipyretics and analgesics and may affect the host response to acute infection. We investigated the potential influence of NSAIDs on the presentation and short-term outcomes of nonimmunocompromised inpatients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) admitted to the ICU.

PMID: 20724739 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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