Respiratory Infections News

Infection, most prominently urinary tract infection, was associated with elevated risk for acute ischemic stroke, according to findings published in Stroke.

Two tests are currently available to assist with the diagnosis of tuberculosis: tuberculin skin tests, or TSTs, and an interferon-gamma release assay, or an IGRA blood test.

Allergan will be acquired by AbbVie for approximately $63 billion in cash and stock, the two companies announced in a press release.

Infant respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, was associated with a significant health care burden that lasted for at least 5 years following acute infection, with the greatest effect seen in the first 2 years, according to research published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.

Occupational hazards, which include inhaling vapors, gas, dust or fumes at work, may be responsible for a number of noncancerous lung diseases, according to a joint American Thoracic Society and European Respiratory Society statement.

Researchers implemented on-site droplet precautions for patients with respiratory infections at four rural hospitals in Switzerland, instead of single-room isolation, and found that the strategy was comprehensive, safe and acceptable.

Bacteremia is uncommon among children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia, or CAP, according to a study published in Pediatrics. However, bacteremic children with CAP tended to have more severe disease.

A smartphone app that records coughs can diagnose children with respiratory conditions, including asthma, pneumonia and bronchiolitis, with an accuracy comparable to a clinician, according to the results of a prospective, multicenter study.

During four recent influenza seasons, approximately 95% of health care workers reported working while experiencing symptoms of an acute respiratory illness, according to a recent study. Researchers said more data are needed to understand how to balance the costs and risks of absenteeism vs. working while ill.

Approximately 1 million treatment courses of new tuberculosis medicines designed for easy administration in children have been ordered by 93 countries since they were first introduced in 2016, according to the nonprofit organization TB Alliance.