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Stimulation of Brain Hormone May Improve Pneumonia Survival

An international research team may have found a way to block a second wave of death that can result from pneumonia treatment. Antibiotics are effective at killing pneumococcus – the cause of about 50 percent of pneumonias – but as it dies the bacterium releases potentially ...More

2 weeks ago

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Influenza-Like Illnesses in Nursing Homes Requires Implementation of Structured Prevention Programs

Pneumonia and other lower respiratory tract infections are the second most common infections among nursing home residents and the leading cause of death from infections in the long-term care setting. The reported number of lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) and ...More

December 1, 2011

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Pneumonia is the Most Common Serious Infection Post-Heart Surgery

New research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has shown for the first time that pneumonia is the most common serious infection after heart surgery. The new study, presented at the 2011 American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, ...More

November 16, 2011

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New Treatment Zaps Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Pneumonia, Early Research Shows

A pioneering therapy that attacks the Achilles heel of a common and deadly bug may be a promising treatment for multidrug-resistant infections, suggests preliminary research. The new therapy, a monoclonal antibody, appears to be very effective in treating a strain of ...More

October 20, 2011

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Newly Identified Antibodies May Improve Pneumonia Vaccine Design

Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have discovered how a novel type of antibody works against pneumococcal bacteria. The findings, which could improve vaccines against pneumonia, appear in the September/October issue of mBio, the online ...More

September 22, 2011

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Polymicrobial Pneumonia Occurs Frequently in Patients Admitted to the ICU

The frequency and clinical significance of polymicrobial etiology in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) patients admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) has been poorly studied. Catia Cilloniz, of the Department of Pneumology at the Institut Clinic del Tórax, Hospital Clinic ...More

September 16, 2011

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Immunization Can Thwart Pneumonia in Children

Immunizations, including a yearly flu vaccine, are the best way to protect children from life-threatening pneumonia, according to new guidelines from the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). The guidelines, ...More

August 31, 2011

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Text Search Tool for EMRs Shows Promise for Identifying Postoperative Complications

Use of natural language processing, such as in the form of free-text searches of electronic medical records (EMRs) of clinical and progress notes of patients performed better at identifying postoperative surgical complications than the commonly used administrative data ...More

August 24, 2011

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Largest Global Childhood Pneumonia Etiology Study Launched

Pneumonia kills more children around the world than any other disease, but the last major effort to study the causes of childhood pneumonia across many countries was conducted in the 1980s. This week, a groundbreaking new study called the Pneumonia Etiology Research for ...More

August 16, 2011

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Death of Adults Due to Pneumonia Dropped Dramatically

Deaths of Americans age 18 and over hospitalized for pneumonia plummeted by 45 percent between 2000 and 2007 regardless of who paid for their care, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The federal agency found ...More

August 5, 2011

Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens

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