Respiratory Infections News

Undernutrition, both before tuberculosis onset and at treatment initiation, as well as a lack of body mass index increase after intensive therapy, are associated with unfavorable TB outcomes, according to a recent study.

Three species of soil fungi, known to cause lung infections, have been found in U.S. states outside of what was historically accounted for by the CDC in 1969, according to a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Maternal influenza vaccination was around 65% effective at preventing influenza-associated hospitalizations among infants when the viruses matched what was in the vaccine, according to a study published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.

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New data published in an MMWR report showed that patients with COVID-19 given a prescription for Paxlovid had a lower rate of hospitalization.

Real-world data showed that bivalent messenger RNA vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 provided “significant additional protection” against symptomatic COVID-19 among people who had received two, three or four previous monovalent doses.

PHILADELPHIA — An initial double dose of pneumococcal vaccine improves immune response against pneumococcal pneumonia in patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis treated with rituximab, according to data presented at ACR Convergence 2022.

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A surge of respiratory syncytial virus, an early start to influenza season and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic have caused a “tripledemic” in the United States, overwhelming hospitals, experts said.

NEW YORK — Common viruses have returned “with a vengeance” this year, according to an expert at the Infectious Diseases in Children Symposium.