Pneumonia News

Similar to SARS-CoV-2, which can cause long COVID, people hospitalized with influenza are at an increased risk for health issues long after they have cleared the infection, according to a study.

A recombinant influenza vaccine offered additional protection against PCR-confirmed influenza and community-acquired pneumonia hospitalization among adults aged 50 to 64 years compared with a standard-dose vaccine, study results showed.

Fewer critically ill adults who received inhaled amikacin vs. placebo for 3 days developed ventilator-associated pneumonia by day 28, according to results published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Surgeons used breast implants to hold a man’s heart in place during a double-lung transplant after he was diagnosed with a potentially fatal infection after years of smoking and vaping.

Doxycycline reduced the risk for Clostridioides difficile infection by almost half compared with azithromycin among patients hospitalized with community-acquire pneumonia who had a C. difficile infection in the past year, a study found.

Adults on mechanical ventilation for COVID-19 pneumonia showed improvements in oxygenation with high-dose inhaled nitric oxide, according to results published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

HONOLULU — The risk for all-cause mortality was reduced among patients with community-acquired pneumonia who used hydrocortisone vs. other corticosteroids, according to a poster presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

Among patients hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 community-acquired pneumonia, those with vs. without cardiovascular complications had a heightened mortality rate, according to results published in CHEST.

Severe obstructive sleep apnea raised the risk for hospital admittance with pneumonia and any infections compared with individuals who have normal breathing during sleep, according to results published in CHEST.

Patients in the ICU for pneumonia with vs. without alcohol misuse faced heightened odds for mortality, mechanical ventilation and extended hospital stays, according to results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.