Erratum: Study on clinical characteristics of 173 cases of COVID-19 and effect of glucocorticoid on nucleic acid negative conversion.
Year: 2021
Type: article
Abstract: : Most patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in Wuhan were middle-aged and elderly people with underlying diseases and a history of family gatherings. Glucocorticoid therapy did not affect nor prolong the duration of nucleic acid negative conversion. Glucocorticoid therapy could promote improvement of lung lesions within 3 weeks after disease onset. Beyond 3 weeks, the treatment did not promote reduction in lung shadow area, however the density of shadow did decrease.
Source: PubMed
Authors: Enqing Fu, Ruina Ma, Linxu Wang, Han Fu, Wangping Li
Institutions: Tang Du Hospital, Air Force Medical University
Language: English
Subfield: Infectious Diseases
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3166586623