Background Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) causes considerable morbidity and
mortality in adults, particularly in the elderly. Methods Structured searches of PubMed were …

Background Proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) are among the most frequently prescribed
medications. Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a common cause of morbidity …

This Review is intended to help clinicians, patients, and the public make informed decisions
about statin therapy for the prevention of heart attacks and strokes. It explains how the …

Now updated with new data and examples throughout, Clinical Epidemiology: Principles,
Methods, and Applications for Clinical Research, Second Edition is a comprehensive …

Background Emerging epidemiological evidence suggests that statin use may reduce the
risk of infections and infection-related complications. Our objective was to examine the …

Background Epidemiological evidence suggests that anti-inflammatory and
immunomodulatory properties of statins may reduce the risk of infections and infection …

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic, progressive, incompletely understood metabolic disorder
whose prevalence has been increasing steadily worldwide. Even though little attention has …

Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has profoundly affected the …

Bacterial lung diseases are a major cause of morbidity and mortality both in
immunocompromised and in immunocompetent individuals. Neutrophil accumulation, a …

BACKGROUND: Statins have potent anti-inflammatory effects in laboratory studies of
pulmonary inflammation. We investigated whether statin users had improved outcome when …