The Drug-Induced Respiratory Disease Website and App

Corticosteroids, systemic (oral, parenteral)

Frequency - Incidence

Incidence of respiratory adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as assessed by number of reported/published cases in the literature. Red digits in stars indicate: 0 = Very rare, questionable signal · 1 = < 10 cases · 2 = 10-50 cases · 3 = 50–100 cases · 4 = 100-200 cases · 5 = >200 cases

Evidence level/grade

Evidence level for respiratory adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as estimated using Hill’s (1965), Naranjo’s (1981), and Bégaud’s (1985) criteria applied to published cases. Blue digits in stars indicate: 0 = Questionable · 1 = Low · 2 = Moderate · 3 = Robust · 4 = Definite · 5 = Unquestionable, pathognomonic

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Nocardia pulmonary/systemic infection

Publications

Yang M, Xu M, Wei W, Gao H, Zhang X, Zhao H, Hu J, Dong H, Xu L, Li L

Clinical findings of 40 patients with nocardiosis: A retrospective analysis in a tertiary hospital.

Experimental and therapeutic medicine 2014 Jul;8;25-30 — 2014 Jul — 25-30

Menéndez R, Cordero PJ, Santos M, Gobernado M, Marco V

Pulmonary infection with Nocardia species: a report of 10 cases and review.

The European respiratory journal 1997 Jul;10;1542-6 — 1997 Jul — 1542-6