The association between early corticosteroid use and the risk of secondary infections in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: a double-edged sword. Results from the international SCCM discovery viral infection and respiratory illness universal study (VIRUS) COVID-19 registry.

Bansal V, Jain NK, Lal A, Khedr A, Tekin A, Jama AB, Attallah N, Hassan E, Mushtaq HA, Robinson S, Kondori MJ, Koritala T, Armaignac DL, Christie AB, Raju U, Khanna A, Cartin-Ceba R, Sanghavi DK, La Nou A, Boman K, Kumar V, Walkey AJ, Domecq JP, Kashyap R, Khan SA, Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Discovery Viral Infection and Respiratory Illness Universal Study (VIRUS): COVID-19 Registry Investigator Group

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DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1466346
Published: 2025
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@article{allodium:10.3389/fmed.2025.1466346,
  title = {The association between early corticosteroid use and the risk of secondary infections in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: a double-edged sword. Results from the international SCCM discovery viral infection and respiratory illness universal study (VIRUS) COVID-19 registry.},
  author = {Bansal V and Jain NK and Lal A and Khedr A and Tekin A and Jama AB and Attallah N and Hassan E and Mushtaq HA and Robinson S and Kondori MJ and Koritala T and Armaignac DL and Christie AB and Raju U and Khanna A and Cartin-Ceba R and Sanghavi DK and La Nou A and Boman K and Kumar V and Walkey AJ and Domecq JP and Kashyap R and Khan SA and Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Discovery Viral Infection and Respiratory Illness Universal Study (VIRUS): COVID-19 Registry Investigator Group},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Frontiers in medicine},
  doi = {10.3389/fmed.2025.1466346},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1466346}
}

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AU  - Tekin A
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AU  - Hassan E
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AU  - Koritala T
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AU  - Christie AB
AU  - Raju U
AU  - Khanna A
AU  - Cartin-Ceba R
AU  - Sanghavi DK
AU  - La Nou A
AU  - Boman K
AU  - Kumar V
AU  - Walkey AJ
AU  - Domecq JP
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V, B., NK, J., A, L., A, K., A, T., AB, J., N, A., E, H., HA, M., S, R., MJ, K., T, K., DL, A., AB, C., U, R., A, K., R, C., DK, S., A, L. N., K, B., V, K., AJ, W., JP, D., R, K., SA, K., & Group, S. O. C. C. M. (. D. V. I. A. R. I. U. S. (. C. R. I. (2025). The association between early corticosteroid use and the risk of secondary infections in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: a double-edged sword. Results from the international SCCM discovery viral infection and respiratory illness universal study (VIRUS) COVID-19 registry.. Frontiers in medicine. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1466346

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