Respiratory Infections News

Patients with tuberculosis who used tobacco faced a heightened risk for disease recurrence/relapse and death during treatment, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in CHEST.

There are several methods and tools clinicians can utilize to improve vaccine confidence and boost immunization rates as the respiratory virus season approaches, according to an expert panel.

A phase 2b study of OHB-607, an investigational drug for the prevention of bronchopulmonary dysplasia, is currently recruiting extremely premature infants, according to a press release from Chiesi Group.

Between initial presentation in the ED and hospital discharge, 56.7% of veterans experienced a change in their pneumonia diagnosis, according to results published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Wheezing at 30 months was less frequent in children born during vs. before the COVID-19 lockdown, according to a research letter published in JAMA Network Open.

Adults with bronchiectasis had high total annual health care costs, and the cost of hospitalization was a major contributor to this amount, according to findings published in CHEST.

The risk for developing long COVID declined over the course of the pandemic but has remained significant, researchers reported.

The CDC said it has confirmed four new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Colorado poultry workers and is aware of a fifth presumptive-positive case.

Patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis experienced less FEV1 and FVC decline and had improved quality of life with 52-week once-daily brensocatib vs. placebo, according to findings presented at the World Bronchiectasis Conference.

Individuals exposed to nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter less than 10 µm as a child faced elevated odds for bronchitic symptoms as an adult, according to results published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.