Respiratory Infections News

Higher dose corticosteroids heightened the risk for mortality in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 who need oxygen therapy compared with usual care/low dose corticosteroids, according to study results published in The Lancet.

HHS announced a $1.1 billion program to keep COVID-19 vaccines and treatments free for uninsured people once the public health and national emergencies end next month in the United States.

Patients with GERD experienced more incidences of nontuberculous mycobacteria pulmonary disease than patients without GERD, according to study results published in CHEST.

Patients with neuromuscular diseases face an increased risk for respiratory muscle weakness, which can contribute to various health and mental problems that take a significant toll on their lives.

Heightened odds for a tuberculosis diagnosis were related to exposure to ambient air pollution that contained wildfire smoke, according to results published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Children with bronchiectasis taking azithromycin had the greatest benefits from weeks 17 to 62 out of 105 weeks of treatment, according to study results published in CHEST.

New data suggest that respiratory syncytial virus may be returning to its pre-COVID-19 seasonality — a winter peak — which could help determine when people should be vaccinated against it, researchers said.

A model featuring 13 potential predictors of acute respiratory distress syndrome was found to have “good predictive ability” in patients with sepsis, according to study results published in BMC Pulmonary Medicine.

A high risk for in-hospital mortality, ICU admittance and mechanical ventilation was found in patients with COVID-19 plus a community-acquired bacterial infection, according to study results published in Critical Care.

A lower respiratory tract infection before turning 2 years old was related to a 93% higher likelihood for a respiratory-related premature death in adulthood compared with no childhood infection, according to results published in The Lancet.