September 2020. Volume 16. Number 3

Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia: are steroids useful?

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Sun LL, Ye C, Zhou YL, Zuo SR, Deng ZZ, Wang CJ. Meta-analysis of the clinical efficacy and safety of high- and low-dose methylprednisolone in the treatment of children with severe mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2020;39:177-83.

Reviewers: Ochoa Sangrador C1, Andrés de Llano JM2.
1Servicio de Pediatría. Complejo asistencial de Zamora. Zamora. España.
2Servicio de Pediatría. Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Palencia. Palencia. España.
Correspondence: Carlos Ochoa Sangrador. Email: cochoas2@gmail.com
Reception date: 02/06/2020
Acceptance date: 06/06/2020
Publication date: 17/06/2020

Abstract

Authors’ conclusions: high-dose methylprednisolone is effective in the treatment of severe M. pneumoniae pneumonia without increasing the incidence of adverse reactions.

Reviewers’ commentary: the methodological weaknesses of the clinical trials included in this review, their epidemiological scope, and the limited information on the characteristics of their patients make that the results of this review must be interpreted with caution. Although the use of corticosteroids in patients with poor evolution would be reasonable, a high quality multicentre clinical trial is necessary to verify the effect, before incorporating them into our clinical protocols.

How to cite this article

Ochoa Sangrador C, Andrés de Llano JM. Neumonía por Mycoplasma pneumoniae: ¿son útiles los corticoides? Evid Pediatr. 2020;16:30.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Sun LL, Ye C, Zhou YL, Zuo SR, Deng ZZ, Wang CJ. Meta-analysis of the clinical efficacy and safety of high- and low-dose methylprednisolone in the treatment of children with severe mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2020;39:177-83.

Reviewers: Ochoa Sangrador C1, Andrés de Llano JM2.
1Servicio de Pediatría. Complejo asistencial de Zamora. Zamora. España.
2Servicio de Pediatría. Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Palencia. Palencia. España.
Correspondence: Carlos Ochoa Sangrador. Email: cochoas2@gmail.com
Reception date: 02/06/2020
Acceptance date: 06/06/2020
Publication date: 17/06/2020

How to cite this article

Ochoa Sangrador C, Andrés de Llano JM. Neumonía por Mycoplasma pneumoniae: ¿son útiles los corticoides? Evid Pediatr. 2020;16:30.

17/06/2020

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