title: Survival periods in male and female Wistar rats with steroid-induced Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.
abstract: Rats treated with corticosteroids developed Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. Male rats showed the same mortality (100%) as female rats, but the female rats survived on average 11.7 days longer than the male Wistar rats.
authors: Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors: O P
authors: OP
authors: Settnes
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Genner
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000401:mortality*; D011379:Prognosis; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones