Cosyntropin testing does not predict response to glucocorticoids in community-acquired pneumonia in a randomized controlled trial.
Claudine Angela BlumPhilipp SchuetzNicole NigroBettina WinzelerBirsen AriciJulie C RefardtSandrine A UrwylerNicolas RodondiManuel R BlumMatthias BrielBeat MuellerMirjam Christ-CrainPublished in: Clinical endocrinology (2019)
Neither baseline nor stimulated cortisol after low-dose cosyntropin testing at a dose of 1 µg predicted glucocorticoid responsiveness in mild to moderate CAP. A treatment decision for or against adjunct glucocorticoids in CAP should not be made depending on cortisol values or cosyntropin testing results.
Keyphrases