Influenza Vaccines
Cholesterol-lowering drugs may reduce mortality for influenza patients
Published in Vaccine Weekly, January 4th, 2012
It is the first published observational study to evaluate the relationship between statin use and mortality in hospitalized patients with laboratory-confirmed influenza virus infection, according to Vanderbilt's William Schaffner, M.D., professor and chair of Preventive Medicine.
"We may be able to combine statins with antiviral drugs to provide better treatment for patients seriously ill with influenza," said Schaffner,...
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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2012-01-04)
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