Hantavirus Outbreak Highlights Person-to-Person Transmission Risks
A recent cruise ship outbreak of the Andes strain underscores the potential for silent spread and severe respiratory complications in travel networks.
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Hantavirus Outbreak Highlights Person-to-Person Transmission Risks
A recent cruise ship outbreak of the Andes strain underscores the potential for silent spread and severe respiratory complications in travel networks.
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Hantavirus Outbreak on Cruise Ship Leads to Three Deaths
The World Health Organization is tracking a cluster of hantavirus and three fatalities linked to a South Atlantic voyage.
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Precision Medical PMX 900 Filtered Vacuum Trap
The PMX 900 features a 0.4-micron filter designed to block airborne contaminants and protect equipment in healthcare environments.
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Microgravity Affects Bacteria-infecting Viruses
Aboard the International Space Station, bacteria-infecting viruses and their hosts accumulate distinctive mutations in near-weightlessness.
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Cancer Patients Face Elevated Risk of Antimicrobial Resistant Superbugs
Cancer patients in both hospital and outpatient settings are at a substantially higher risk of developing antimicrobial resistant infections compared to all other non-cancer patients.
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Top 10 Patient Safety Threats
The ECRI’s annual list of patient safety threats includes healthcare-associated infections and medical misinformation, but it’s topped by a particular physician behavior towards patients and caregivers that can lead to a loss of trust.
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Kawasaki Disease Caused by Unknown Respiratory Virus
An unidentified respiratory virus is suspected to be the sole cause of Kawasaki disease, a rare condition that typically affects children under five-years-old.
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Positive Results for Viromed VAP Therapy
Viromed Medical AG is reporting positive results for its PulmoPlas therapy in the treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in intensive care unit patients.
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AI Uncovers Five Predictive States for Pneumonia Outcomes
Using machine learning, researchers identified five clinical states in pneumonia patients, with three associated with specific disease outcomes and two that may help pinpoint the disease’s cause.
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Pneumonia: Etiology, Care and Prevention
Pneumonia is a potentially life-threatening infection of the lungs that inflames alveoli and spurs the overproduction of purulent material. Typically afflicting neonates and seniors, the COVID pandemic has revealed the importance of proper pneumonia care for all patients.
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Nearly 1 in 4 Kids with Wheezing Have Untreated Lung Infections
Many children with recurrent wheezing have undetected lung infections that may be more effectively treated with antivirals instead of commonly prescribed steroids.
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Everyday Bugs May Have Armored Children Against COVID-19
Exposure to other viruses and bacteria may have enhanced children’s immune responses, helping them avoid severe COVID-19 symptoms.
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Investigational Drug Prevents Flu-induced Lung Injury
UH15-38 shows potential in preventing lung injury and reducing inflammation in severe influenza when administered even five days after infection.
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Biofire Spotfire R/ST Panel Gets 510(k) Clearance, CLIA-waiver Approval
bioMérieux received FDA 510(k) clearance and CLIA waiver approval for the Biofire Spotfire Respiratory/Sore Throat (R/ST) Panel.
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Gut Microbiota Influence Severity of Viral Infections
The composition of microbiota found in the gut influences how susceptible mice are to respiratory virus infections and the severity of these infections.
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Intranasal Mask Tested Against Viral Aerosols
Chinese scientists are testing an experimental intranasal mask to protect the respiratory tract against viral aerosols.
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Childhood Respiratory Infections and Parental Smoking Linked to Adult Sleep Apnea
Some childhood exposures, such as parental smoking and respiratory tract infections, are risk factors for obstructive sleep apnea in middle-aged adults, researchers find.
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Certain Vegetables Improve Lung Health During Illness
Researchers demonstrated in mice that molecules in certain vegetables help to maintain a healthy barrier in the lungs and ease infection during illness.
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Babies’ Weak Spot and Strength in Coping with Respiratory Infections
Two new studies explain why babies get so many common respiratory infections and identify a specialized cluster of immune cells found only in babies that help them better cope with new pathogens.
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Your Neighborhood May Increase Risk of COVID-19 Hospitalization
Investigators determined which types of neighborhoods are associated with a greater incidence rate of hospitalization due to COVID-19.
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FDA Clears FebriDx Test to Differentiate Viral and Bacterial Respiratory Infections
The clearance allows FebriDx to be marketed in the United States for use by healthcare professionals as an aid in the diagnosis of bacterial acute respiratory infection and differentiation from non-bacterial etiology in patients presenting in urgent care or emergency care settings.
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Antibiotics Unlikely to Save Lives in Adults Hospitalized With Respiratory Infections
New research to be presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases suggests restrictive antibiotic strategy for viral respiratory infections like influenza may be warranted.
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Infant LRTIs Nearly Double Risk of Premature Death in Adulthood
Contracting a lower respiratory tract infection before age 2 may increase the risk of dying prematurely in adulthood from a respiratory disease.
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Researchers Identify Protein That Protects Cells Against RNA Viruses
Researchers say the discovery is essential to developing future therapies to limit viral infection and improve the health of patients with chronic lung disease.
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