Could Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) Enhance the Progression of Bacterial Infections to Toxic Shock Syndrome?

L. Stevens, Dennis

doi:10.1093/clinids/21.4.977

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Could Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) Enhance the Progression of Bacterial Infections to Toxic Shock Syndrome?

Published in Clinical Infectious Diseases • Oct 1, 1995

Authors:

Dennis L. Stevens

Abstract

Anecdotal reports suggest an association between the use of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and the progression of invasive group A streptococcal infections to shock and multiorgan failure. There is a biochemical rationale that could support this theory. Though NSAIDs are frequently use...

Subject

Medicine

Shock (circulatory)

Cytokine

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