title: Response.
authors.affiliation: Department of Integrated ICU, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
authors.forename: You-Dong
authors.initials: YD
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.affiliation: Department of Integrated ICU, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China. Electronic address: suntongwen@163.com.
authors.forename: Tong-Wen
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Department of Integrated ICU, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
authors.forename: Zi-Qi
authors.initials: ZQ
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Integrated ICU, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
authors.forename: Shu-Guang
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: School of Biomedical Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Le-Xin
authors.initials: LX
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Pharmaceutical Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
authors.forename: Quan-Cheng
authors.initials: QC
authors.lastname: Kan
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones