AUTHOR=Bansal Vikas , Jain Nitesh K. , Lal Amos , Khedr Anwar , Tekin Aysun , Jama Abbas B. , Attallah Noura , Hassan Esraa , Mushtaq Hisham Ahmed , Robinson Sara , Kondori Marjan Jahani , Koritala Thoyaja , Armaignac Donna Lee , Christie Amy B. , Raju Umamaheswara , Khanna Ashish , Cartin-Ceba Rodrigo , Sanghavi Devang K. , La Nou Abigail , Boman Karen , Kumar Vishakha , Walkey Allan J. , Domecq Juan Pablo , Kashyap Rahul , Khan Syed Anjum , the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Discovery Viral Infection and Respiratory Illness Universal Study (VIRUS): COVID-19 Registry Investigator Group TITLE=The association between early corticosteroid use and the risk of secondary infections in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: a double-edged sword. Results from the international SCCM discovery viral infection and respiratory illness universal study (VIRUS) COVID-19 registry JOURNAL=Frontiers in Medicine VOLUME=12 YEAR=2025 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/articles/10.3389/fmed.2025.1466346 DOI=10.3389/fmed.2025.1466346 ISSN=2296-858X