Are Corticosteroids Beneficial in the Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia?

The search strategy initially yielded 4,273 potential studies. After review, 17 randomized controlled trials containing 2,264 patients were included in the meta-analysis. Thirteen randomized controlled trials (1,954 participants) studied adult participants and 4 (310 participants) investigated pediatric populations. Of the 4 pediatric studies, 2 trials investigated children with solely Mycoplasma pneumoniae, 1 trial included any cause of pneumonia, and 1 trial included children with respiratory syncytial virus.

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