Corticosteroids and infectious diseases

Med Clin North Am. 1973 Sep;57(5):1277-87. doi: 10.1016/s0025-7125(16)32228-3.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / adverse effects
  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / pharmacology
  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use*
  • Antigen-Antibody Reactions / drug effects
  • Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
  • Communicable Diseases / drug therapy*
  • Glucocorticoids / pharmacology
  • Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Immunity, Cellular / drug effects
  • Infections / drug therapy*
  • Inflammation / drug therapy
  • Mycoses / drug therapy
  • Parasitic Diseases / drug therapy
  • Phagocytosis / drug effects
  • Shock, Septic / drug therapy
  • Tuberculosis / prevention & control
  • Virus Diseases / drug therapy

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • Glucocorticoids