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Title
The effect of prior statin use on 30-day mortality for patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia.
Authors
Mortensen, Eric M; Restrepo, Marcos I; Anzueto, Antonio; Pugh, Jacqueline
Abstract
Recent studies suggest that HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors ("statins") may have beneficial effects for patients at risk for some types of infections. We examined the effect of prior outpatient use of statins on mortality for patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia.