Dexamethasone treatment has no effect on the formation of pneumococcal antibodies during community-acquired pneumonia

Suzan P van Mens; Sabine C A Meijvis; Jan C Grutters; Bart J M Vlaminckx; Willem J W Bos; Ger T Rijkers

doi:10.1128/CVI.05697-11

Dexamethasone treatment has no effect on the formation of pneumococcal antibodies during community-acquired pneumonia

Suzan P van Mens, Sabine C A Meijvis, Jan C Grutters, Bart J M Vlaminckx, Willem J W Bos, Ger T Rijkers

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Abstract

In this study, the effect of dexamethasone on the formation of pneumococcal antibodies during community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) was investigated. No differences between CAP patients receiving dexamethasone as additional therapy and patients receiving a placebo were found with respect to immune response rates and mean baseline and convalescent-phase antibody concentrations.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	811-813
Number of pages	3
Journal	Clinical and Vaccine Immunology
Volume	19
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/CVI.05697-11
Publication status	Published - 2012

Keywords

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Antibodies, Bacterial
Antineoplastic Agents
Community-Acquired Infections
Dexamethasone
Double-Blind Method
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Placebos
Pneumonia, Pneumococcal
Journal Article
Randomized Controlled Trial

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Dexamethasone treatment has no effect on the formation of pneumococcal antibodies during community-acquired pneumonia

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