Microbiologic Failure in the Setting of Clinical Cure of Bacterial Pneumonia
Microbiologic treatment failure was found to be independently associated with recurrent pneumonia or death among patients with bacterial pneumonia after clinical cure.
Pneumonia
Amikacin Plus Standard of Care Does Not Improve Survival in Gram-Negative Pneumonia
Inhaled amikacin adjunctive to standard-of-care intravenous antibiotic therapy was not associated with improvements in survival in mechanically ventilated patients with Gram-negative pneumonia.
Biomarker-Guided Exclusion of VAP Does Not Reduce Antibiotic Use
Biomarker-guided exclusion of ventilator-associated pneumonia was not associated with a reduction in antibiotic use.
Risk Factors of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Exposure to carbapenem and carboxypenicillin or ureidopenicillin during the week before onset of ventilator-associated pneumonia and the severity of disease with regard to respiratory and hematologic failures were independent risk factors for the occurrence of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia-related VAP.
Updated Clinical Practice Guideline for Managing Community-Acquired Pneumonia
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.
Pneumonia Incidence Higher Among People With HIV Than General Population
The incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) is >7-times higher in people living with HIV (PLWHIV) compared with the general population.
Barriers to Stocking Adult Vaccines Examined
The most important factors in deciding whether or not to stock adult vaccines were found to be economic in nature.
Surveillance Definitions for Nonventilator Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia
The objective surveillance for nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) via electronically computable definitions generates incidence, mortality, and adjusted odds ratios [OR] for hospital mortality similar to those generated by manual surveillance.
An Approach to Increasing Pneumococcal Vaccine Uptake in Older Adults
Because of low vaccination rates, approximately 5.6 million cases of community-acquired pneumonia occur in the United States annually.
ACIP: Pneumococcal Vaccine Recs Updated in Patients 65 Years and Older
The decision to update the pneumococcal vaccine recommendations was based on a review of evidence that demonstrated that the implementation of the 2014 recommendation had minimal impact on PCV13-type disease at the population level among older adults.
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