Pneumonia News

Although child mortality decreased between 2000 and 2015, efforts to reach a two-thirds reduction based on the Millennium Development Goal target failed in high-burden populations, according to recent data.

New research published in CHEST reveals lung ultrasound can accurately diagnose pneumonia, and shows promise as an adjuvant resource to traditional approaches.

A recent ecological study found links between current country rates of pneumonia and the use of solid fuels among children; however, reducing indoor fuel pollution through efficient stoves can decrease child mortality and morbidity.

Researchers in South Africa found no temporal association between hospitalizations for children with culture-confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis and underlying pneumococcal infections, according to a recent study.

NEW ORLEANS — A study of public health records showed that patients who never visit the dentist face a significantly higher risk for pneumonia than those who have dental checkups twice a year.

Systemic responses triggered by burn injuries, such as respiratory infection and edema, may persist in some children for at least 10 years after the wound has healed, according to data published in Pediatrics.

Within the first year of treatment, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients initiating tiotropium did not have an increased risk for cardiovascular events, but they did have a reduced risk for pneumonia, compared with long-acting beta2-agonists, according to a recent study. 

Antibiotic therapy based on clinical stability was safe and equally effective for hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia, compared with the standard antibiotic duration, according to findings published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Statin therapy before and throughout hospitalization for community-acquired pneumonia did not appear to reduce hospital length of stay or in-hospital mortality, according to the results of a recent multicenter trial.

Despite a low prevalence of MRSA and methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus, nearly 30% of patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia received treatment regimens containing either vancomycin or linezolid, according to a recent multicenter study.