title: Corticosteroid therapy for pneumonia - Author's reply.
authors.affiliation: Medical University Clinic, Departments of Internal and Emergency Medicine and Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland; Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Clinical Research, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Claudine Angela
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Blum
authors.affiliation: Basel Institute for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Clinical Research, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland; Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Briel
authors.affiliation: Medical University Clinic, Departments of Internal and Emergency Medicine and Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Philipp
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schuetz
authors.affiliation: Medical University Clinic, Departments of Internal and Emergency Medicine and Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Beat
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mueller
authors.affiliation: Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Clinical Research, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland. Electronic address: mirjam.christ@usb.ch.
authors.forename: Mirjam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Christ-Crain
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011241:Prednisone