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cord-305703-ypeibwje	Veronese, Nicola	Use of Corticosteroids in Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pneumonia: A Systematic Review of the Literature	2020-04-24		.txt	text/plain	2878	144	37	For each article, we extracted data regarding authors, year of publication, country, city or region in which the study was conducted, the period of observation, how the diagnosis of COVID-19 was obtained, the stage of COVID-19 infection (asymptomatic forms, pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), requiring intensive care unit, ICU; convalescent), sample size included, number of males and females, mean age and its standard deviation (or similar information such as median and range), the percentage of people treated with corticosteroids in the sample as a whole, and, if possible, the route of administration and type of corticosteroid considered. Overall, two studies reported negative findings regarding these medications, one reported no significant association between corticosteroids and clinical outcomes, and one concluded that methylprednisolone was associated with a significant reduction of mortality in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia developing ARDS.	./cache/cord-305703-ypeibwje.txt	./txt/cord-305703-ypeibwje.txt