Statin Use and Reduced Risk of Pneumonia in Melioidosis Patients: A Lung-Specific Statin Association.
Taylor D CostonShelton W WrightRungnapa PhunpangAdul DulsukEkkachai ThiansukhonSeksan ChaisuksantKittisak TanwisaidSomchai ChuananonChumpol MorakotNarongchai SangsaSunee ChayangsuWirayut SilakunNoppol BuasiPloenchan ChetchotisakdNicholas P J DayGanjana LertmemongkolchaiNarisara ChantratitaTimothy Eoin WestPublished in: Annals of the American Thoracic Society (2023)
In hospitalized melioidosis patients, pre-admission statin use was associated with a lower risk of pneumonia compared with other clinical presentations of melioidosis, suggesting a lung-specific protective effect of statins.