TABLE 2.

Corticosteroids in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) versus coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19)

	CAP	COVID-19
Severity	IDSA/ATS severe CAP [11]	Severe acute respiratory failure#
Timing	First 24 h	First 24 h
Type of steroids and dosage	Prednisone (50 mg daily) Methylprednisolone (40–80 mg daily) Dexamethasone (5 mg daily)	Dexamethasone (6 mg daily) Hydrocortisone (200 mg daily)
Duration	5–8 days	7 days
Outcome	Decrease treatment failure and mortality	Decrease mortality
Harms	Increased readmission in one study	CAPA?

IDSA: Infectious Diseases Society of America; ATS: American Thoracic Society; CAPA: COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis. ^#: as defined in the RECOVERY trial [58].