C-reactive protein to guide steroid use in severe community-acquired pneumonia
Exploring nuance in the latest interim CAP guideline update
A 2025 interim guideline document published by a major critical care society recommends that patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia not due to influenza should receive systemic corticosteroids, such as hydrocortisone 200 mg daily.
The guidance echoes that of another major critical care society in 2024, which also recommended steroids for sever…
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