Background
death, pneumonia, Lower respiratory tract infections, pulmonary dysfunction, infectious disease, septic shock
PNEUMONIA, LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS, SEPTIC SHOCK, THORACIC, INFECTIOUS DISEASE, COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA, INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Lower respiratory tract infections such as pneumonia are the most deadly infectious disease worldwide and the world’s fourth common cause of death, according to WHO publication in December 2020 [The Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA)/American Thoracic Society (ATS) guidelines published in 2019 recommended supplementary treatment with corticosteroids in treatment of septic shock in CAP [These findings support short-term corticosteroid administration in order to prevent pulmonary dysfunction induced by hyperinflammation, for both, viral COVID-19-pneumonitis and in bacterial community acquired pneumonia, even in moderate cases hospitalized outside the ICU [However, whether corticosteroids have a lasting effect on outcome beyond 30 days needs further exploration.We herein analysed the 180 day - outcome of patients included into the STEP-trial [