Respiratory Infections News

An artificial neural network demonstrated high accuracy in detecting bronchopulmonary dysplasia in infants using air flow data, according to a presentation at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.

When presented with complex pediatric respiratory scenarios, responses from ChatGPT achieved higher performance scores than trainee doctor responses, according to a presentation at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.

Children with tracheostomy and home ventilation had low COVID-19 vaccination rates, especially for boosters, despite higher than average influenza vaccination coverage, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

Acute-care visits for respiratory tract infections were nearly 20% lower than predicted among infants in New York after the state implemented paid family leave, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Presence of a fever and time since symptom onset were two factors that affected whether providers prescribed oseltamivir to infants with influenza, according to findings published in Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society.

Pediatric patients with community-acquired pneumonia spent less time in the hospital and receiving IV antibiotics when visited by a medical clown, according to a presentation at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.

Hypertonic saline nose drops shortened cold symptom duration in young children and decreased household transmission, according to findings presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Vienna.

Invasive aspergillosis occurs in around 3% to 5% of children with acute leukemia, according to findings published in Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society.

Given the nuances of COVID-19 vaccine protection, Kizzmekia Corbett-Helaire, PhD, an assistant professor of immunology and infectious diseases at Harvard's School of Public Health, said the U.S. “should remain diligent in reviewing efficacy and safety data of each COVID-19 vaccine update to make progressional recommendations.”