Doxycycline Slashes Infection Risk for C. diff-prone Pneumonia Patients
A new VA study finds a 45% reduction in Clostridioides difficile infections among high-risk patients with the use of doxycycline instead of azithromycin.
A new VA study finds a 45% reduction in Clostridioides difficile infections among high-risk patients with the use of doxycycline instead of azithromycin.
Xacduro was approved for intravenous use in patients 18 years of age and older for the treatment of hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia and ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia caused by susceptible isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus complex.
High-dose influenza vaccines in older adults reduced mortality risk by 49% and reduced hospitalization for influenza or pneumonia by 64% compared with standard-dose vaccination.
A 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.
Read MoreCOVID-19 has forced many severely ill patients to undergo mechanical ventilation for extended durations, an intervention that can increase their risks of other hospital-acquired infections such as ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP).
Read MoreA total of 232 buildings and monuments from 48 different countries will be illuminated in blue between 9:00 p/m and 10:00 p/m on November 12 in recognition of World Pneumonia Day.
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