Respiratory Infections News

The electronic surveillance definition for non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia had moderate correlation with the existing manual surveillance definition, suggesting electronic surveillance could be a “more practical” strategy.

SEATTLE — An intervention called LinkUP improved rates of COVID-19 testing and vaccination referral acceptance among people who inject drugs, with increased impact among those experiencing homeless, researchers found.

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, World TB Day, which is observed each year on March 23, has marked the need for more — more research, more testing, more treatment options, and more access for patients globally.

Cases of tuberculosis increased in the U.S. in 2022 but did not return to pre-pandemic levels, according to data published in a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report ahead of World TB Day.

The real-world use of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia prophylaxis in patients with systemic lupus erythematous is “much lower” than prior survey-based studies suggest, according to data published in Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism.

Most patients with latent tuberculosis receiving a once-weekly combination of rifapentine and isoniazid reported symptoms that resolved without stopping treatment, researchers found, suggesting the treatment is convenient and effective.

The public health and national emergencies related to the COVID-19 pandemic are set to end on May 11.

The public health and national emergencies related to the COVID-19 pandemic are set to end on May 11.

Over the past several years, adult pneumococcal vaccine recommendations have evolved based on the development of new vaccines.

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