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Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases

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  1. Emergency and Intensive Care Department, Centro Hospitalar S. João, Al Prof Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319, Porto, Portugal

    José Manuel Pereira & José-Artur Paiva

  2. Department of Medicine, University of Porto Medical School, Al Prof Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319, Porto, Portugal

    José Manuel Pereira & José-Artur Paiva

  3. Grupo de Infecçao e Sepsis, Porto, Portugal

    José Manuel Pereira & José-Artur Paiva

  4. Critical Care Department and Infection Control Committee, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil

    Thiago Lisboa

  5. Rede Institucional de Pesquisa e Inovacao em Medicina Intensiva, Complexo Hospitalar Santa Casa de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil

    Thiago Lisboa

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José Manuel Pereira: received honoraria for lectures from MSD, Astellas, Pfizer and Novartis. Thiago Lisboa: no conflicts of interest. José Artur Paiva: no conflicts of interest.

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Pereira, J.M., Lisboa, T. & Paiva, JA. Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases. Intensive Care Med 44, 1306–1309 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-017-5020-9

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