Infection Control Today - Respiratory Infections

Researcher Identifies New Target to Prevent Fatal Flu Lung Complication

Research led by Dr. Jay Kolls, professor and chairman of genetics at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, has identified a therapeutic target for acute lung injury resulting in acute respiratory distress syndrome, a highly fatal complication of influenza infection. The ...More

September 29, 2009

Posted in News

Simple Hygienic Measures Can Help Prevent Respiratory Illness

In a new study published this month in the British Medical Journal, researchers sought to review the evidence of effectiveness of physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses. The researchers culled data from a number of sources for their ...More

September 25, 2009

Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene, Hand Hygiene, PPE & Standard Precautions

Study Finds Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Lung Disease on the Rise in the U.S.

Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are environmental organisms found in both water and soil that can cause severe pulmonary disease in humans. Pulmonary NTM is on the rise in the United States, according to a large study of people hospitalized with the condition.A ...More

September 24, 2009

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TB Patients Can Reduce Transmissibility by Inhaling Interferon Through a Nebulizer

A new study published in the Sept. 15, 2009, issue of PLoS ONE found that patients with cavitary pulmonary tuberculosis receiving anti-TB medications supplemented with nebulized interferon-gamma have fewer bacilli in the lungs and less inflammation, thereby reducing the ...More

September 15, 2009

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Researchers Say It’s Time to Revise TB Treatment Guidelines

Tuberculosis is a global threat that affects more than 10 million people each year. Working with colleagues in the United States and France, Dr. Dick Menzies of the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) has placed current tuberculosis treatment ...More

September 15, 2009

Posted in News

Daily Showers May Deliver a Blast of Bacteria, Study Says

While daily bathroom showers provide invigorating relief and a good cleansing for millions of Americans, they also can deliver a face-full of potentially pathogenic bacteria, according to a surprising new University of Colorado at Boulder study.The researchers used ...More

September 14, 2009

Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization

Pandemic Flu Can Infect Cells Deep in the Lungs, New Research Shows

Pandemic swine flu can infect cells deeper in the lungs than seasonal flu can, according to a new study published today in Nature Biotechnology. The researchers, from Imperial College London, say this may explain why people infected with the pandemic strain of swine-origin ...More

September 10, 2009

Posted in News

Plant Roots Point to New Flu Drugs

Scientists in China have discovered that roots of a plant used a century ago during the great Spanish influenza pandemic contains substances with powerful effects in laboratory experiments in killing the H1N1 swine flu virus that now threatens the world. The plant has a ...More

September 9, 2009

Posted in News

Researchers Find TB-Prevention Therapy Is Cost-Effective Option

University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) researchers have found that the cost of preventive antibiotic tuberculosis (TB) therapy for patients infected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is generally less expensive than the reported cost of treating newly confirmed TB ...More

September 9, 2009

Posted in News

Using Measurement of Chemical in Blood May Help Reduce Overuse of Antibiotics for Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

The use of guidelines for treatment of lower respiratory tract infections such as bronchitis and pneumonia determined by measurements of a chemical in the blood known as procalcitonin resulted in lower rates of antibiotic use and associated adverse effects, and similar ...More

September 9, 2009

Posted in News

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