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Table 5 The association between glucocorticosteroids treatment and critical cases in 50 severe acute respiratory infection (sARI) cases infected with pH1N1 influenza

From: Severe acute respiratory infection risk following glucocorticosteroid treatment in uncomplicated influenza-like illness resulting from pH1N1 influenza infection: a case control study

Glucocorticosteroidsa

Before sARI

After sARI

Critical

Critical%

yes

17

yes

9

yes

7

77.8

no

2

22.2

no

8

yes

4

50.0

no

4

50.0

no

33

yes

13

yes

4

30.8

no

6

60.0

no

20

yes

4

20.0

no

19

82.6

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