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Recommendations for adjunctive corticosteroids in patients with Pneumocystis pneumonia
Patient population Recommendation HIV-positive WITH baseline hypoxemia Strong recommendation that adjunctive corticosteroids improve outcomes with Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia treatment HIV-positive WITHOUT baseline hypoxemia Steroids should be considered if respiratory status worsens after Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia treatment is started HIV-negative WITH hypoxemia or respiratory failure Steroids should be considered—evidence is unclear HIV-negative WITH mild to moderate respiratory disease Steroids should not be given routinely and may result in worse outcomes HIV = human immunodeficiency virus
Based on information in references 5–13.
