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Steroids reduce inflammation in chronic mycobacterial lung infections without limiting antimicrobial defense

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin and St.

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Researchers from Trinity College Dublin and St. James's Hospital have shown that dexamethasone, a commonly prescribed anti-inflammatory steroid, can reduce harmful inflammation triggered by Mycobacterium avium without weakening the ability of human immune cells to control the infection.

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