Lung Infection

Acute Respiratory Illness Due to EV-D68 Increased in Late Summer 2022

Publish Date September 30, 2022

In late summer 2022, for children and adolescents, there was an increase in acute respiratory illness resulting from EV-D68 in the United States.

Testing for Respiratory Pathogens Does Not Decrease Antibiotic Use in Children

By

Estie Mermelstein, MSN, FNP-BC

Publish Date August 1, 2022

Researchers assessed whether point-of-care multiplex polymerase chain reaction testing for respiratory pathogens decreases the rate of untargeted antibiotic therapy in children.

Predicting COVID-19 Disease Severity via Thoracic Computerized Tomography

By

Colby Stong

Publish Date July 29, 2022

Could thoracic HRCT semiquantitative scoring offer a rapid and accurate method for identifying patients with severe COVID-19 who are at risk for poor outcomes?

Challenge Study Shows Efficacy of RSV Vaccine in Healthy Adults

Publish Date June 24, 2022

For healthy adults, the bivalent prefusion F respiratory syncytial virus vaccine is effective against symptomatic RSV infection and viral shedding.

Should Contralateral Bullae/Blebs Be Resected During Bullectomy for PSP?

By

Pam Brick

Publish Date June 23, 2022

Should contralateral bullae/blebs be resected during ipsilateral video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery bullectomy for primary spontaneous pneumothorax?

Does Prolonged IV Amikacin Therapy Improve Outcomes in M Abscessus?

By

Pam Brick

Publish Date June 8, 2022

What is the efficacy of ongoing treatment of Mycobacterium abscessus pulmonary disease with IV amikacin in patients with persistent culture positivity?

Global Burden of RSV Profiled in Children Aged 0 to 60 Months in 2019

Publish Date May 24, 2022

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection contributes to substantial morbidity and mortality worldwide in children aged 0 to 60 months.

Gram Stain-Guided Antibiotics: Effective, May Combat Spread of Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens

By

Bradley van Paridon

Publish Date May 12, 2022

Researchers compared the effect of Gram stain-guided antibiotics with guideline-based antibiotics for the treatment of patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia.

Chronic Bacterial Infections Associated With an Increased Risk for Ischemic Stroke

By

Devon Cimino

Publish Date May 11, 2022

In this meta-analysis, researchers assessed the relationship between 4 infectious bacteria and the risk for ischemic stroke.

Long-COVID Lung Disease: Researchers Characterize 3 Phenotypes

By

Virginia A. Schad, PharmD, RPh

Publish Date May 5, 2022

Can long-COVID lung diseases be better understood and classified via analysis of abnormalities seen on transbronchial lung cryobiopsies?

Identifying Lung Impairment in Preschoolers With Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia

By

Pam Brick

Publish Date May 2, 2022

Can the Lung Clearance Index, which uses the multiple breath washout test, be used in preschool children to detect lung impairment from primary ciliary dyskinesia?