The association between benzodiazepines and influenza-like illness-related pneumonia and mortality: a survival analysis using UK Primary Care data

Purpose: Bacterial superinfections, including pneumonia, are frequent complications of influenza-like illness (ILI). Clinical and laboratory evidence suggests that benzodiazepines and Z-drugs may influence susceptibility to infections and mortality. We investigated whether benzodiazepines and zopicl...

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Main Authors: Nakafero, Georgina, Sanders, Robert D., Nguyen-Van-Tam, Jonathan S., Myles, Puja R.
Format: Article
Published: Wiley 2016
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/34139/