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Adjunctive steroids decreased the median time to clinical stability from 4.4 days to 3.0 days in this randomized study of 785 patients with community acquired pneumonia. Lancet. 2015 Jan 16. pii: S0140-6736(14)62447-8.    (retrieved Jan, 2015). There are currently 1090 pearls in the database. While every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy, mistakes can and do occur. Use databank at your own risk. All pearls © 2024 by the Internet Medical Association. Click Here to view more medical pearls.