Study Finds ‘Gatekeeper’ Cells in Throat That Activate Coughing
Scientists have identified cells in the throat that sense when fluid is aspirated or acid is regurgitated. The work could one day help prevent pneumonia and treat chronic cough.
Scientists have identified cells in the throat that sense when fluid is aspirated or acid is regurgitated. The work could one day help prevent pneumonia and treat chronic cough.
New research has identified a possible link between wearing dentures and pneumonia.
Patients with bacterial pneumonia who have a penicillin allergy are more likely to have worse clinical outcomes, a new study found.
Stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP) is a common post-stroke complication that generally occurs within days of stroke onset in approximately one-third of patients with acute stroke.
Read MoreEven before the pandemic, an estimated 250,000-plus patients contracted VAP each year in the US, but effective strategies for infection control and ventilator management can reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia, as well as HAP and VAEs.
Read MoreA study published in the Annals of Intensive Care shows a 53% reduction of ventilator-associated pneumonia with Bactiguard’s endotracheal tube.
Read MorePfizer’s Prevnar 20 pneumococcal vaccine can be safely co-administered with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, according to a Phase 3 study.
Read MoreThe European Commission approved Merck’s VaxNeuvance (Pneumococcal 15-valent Conjugate Vaccine) for prevention of invasive disease and pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae in individuals 18 years of age and older.
Read MoreResearchers in Sweden report that a recently discovered inflammatory mediator appears to have an important role in pneumonia and contribute to the killing of bacteria.
Read MoreA case study presented at Chest 2021 reports that the fungal infection coccidioidomycosis may have varied clinical presentations, including mimicking lung cancer.
Read MoreOnly 21% of patients with severe pneumonia caused by SARS-CoV-2 have a documented bacterial superinfection at the time of intubation, resulting in potential overuse of antibiotics.
Read MoreThe US FDA has approved Pfizer’s Prevnar 20 Pneumococcal 20-valent Conjugate Vaccine for the prevention of invasive disease and pneumonia in adults age 18 and older.
Read MoreThe American Thoracic Society released a new clinical practice guideline on community-acquired pneumonia.
Read MoreA history of pneumonia is the second-greatest overall risk factor for death from COVID-19, Harvard University researchers said.
Read MoreCOVID-19 pneumonia differs from non-COVID-19 pneumonia in the way that it colonizes areas of the lungs.
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