Pneumonia

Spotlight on Non-Ventilator-Associated Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia

By

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

Pneumonia prevention interventions such as proper oral care, head-of-bed elevation, and incentive spirometry, are not being provided to most patients outside the ICU, leading to greater than two-thirds of hospital-acquired pneumonia.

Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia: What’s in a Name?

By

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

An increasing body of subsequent research has challenged the usefulness of the healthcare-associated pneumonia label, including studies that have cast doubt on links between multidrug-resistant pathogens and increased mortality.

Updated Clinical Practice Guideline for Managing Community-Acquired Pneumonia

By

Pulmonology Advisor Contributing Writer

A multidisciplinary panel of experts put together by the American Thoracic Society and Infectious Diseases Society of America released updated recommendations for the management of adults with community-acquired pneumonia.

Macrolide-Resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection Rates High in Children, Western Pacific Region

Researchers assessed temporal and regional trends to estimate the global rate of macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections.

Inhaled Nitric Oxide May Ease Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia in Pregnant Women

High-dose iNO200 is associated with a reduced need for oxygen and shorter hospital stay among pregnant patients with severe bilateral COVID-19 pneumonia.

Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors Decrease Risk for Pneumonia, Sepsis

Researchers compared the risk for pneumonia and sepsis in patients with type 2 diabetes on sodium-glucose contransporter-2 vs dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors.

Pediatric Community Acquired Pneumonia: Duration of Outpatient Antibiotics

A meta-analysis of children treated as outpatients for community-acquired pneumonia compared outcomes of short-course vs long-course antibiotic treatment.

Effect of Urinary Antigen Testing on Antibiotic Guidance for Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Researchers assessed whether antibiotic treatment differed on the basis of pneumococcal urinary antigen test results among patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia.