Respiratory Infections News

High sputum inflammatory concentrations in children with primary ciliary dyskinesia were linked to high structural lung injury percentages, according to study results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

There has been a rebound in cases of tuberculosis in the United States, according to the CDC, with the largest increase occurring among children aged 4 years or younger.

People with severe community-acquired pneumonia who were treated with hydrocortisone had a lower risk for death 28 days after diagnosis compared with those who received placebo, a phase 3 trial found.

Infants with bronchiolitis who received 150 ppm inhaled nitric oxide plus standard supportive treatment had shorter hospital stays and improved respiratory outcomes, according to results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Currently, the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine from 1921 is the only available vaccine for tuberculosis, according to a press release from the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.

Surgery for managing complicated pleural space infections had better outcomes than fibrinolytic therapy, according to study results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Preschool children who had high daily step counts and played sports had less days with symptoms of upper respiratory tract infections than kids with less daily steps and no sport involvement, according to a study in Pediatric Research.

Drugs designed to treat heartburn may also help with tuberculosis by accelerating the treatment process, according to study results published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Adults with obstructive sleep apnea faced elevated risks for developing COVID-19 and experiencing COVID-19-related complications, according to study results published in Thorax.

Preliminary estimates published Thursday in MMWR and presented this week by the CDC indicate that this season’s influenza vaccine offered significant protection among all ages.