Respiratory Infections News

BOSTON — BACES score in Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease is linked to clinical treatment outcomes and may be able to predict clinical improvement, according to data presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

The threat from bird flu remains low for the general public, the CDC reiterated last week in an update related to a human case in Missouri with no exposure to infected animals.

Among Chinese adults with bronchiectasis and exacerbations in the past year, 24-week dipeptidylpeptidase-1 inhibitor HSK31858 lowered exacerbation incidence, according to a poster at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.

Vaccination reduced influenza-related hospitalizations by around one-third in the Southern Hemisphere this year, according to interim data published Thursday by the CDC.

Having a chronic respiratory infection in addition to bronchiectasis heightened the risk for an exacerbation and hospitalization within 2 years of diagnosis, according to results published in BMC Pulmonary Medicine.

Patients hospitalized with pleural infection reported better health and less pain 2 months after receiving intrapleural enzyme therapy vs. video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, according to study results.

Odds for asthma symptoms, COPD and chronic bronchitis went up if individuals reported earlier “often/always” vs. “never” gum bleeding, according to a poster presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.

An artificial neural network demonstrated high accuracy in detecting bronchopulmonary dysplasia in infants using air flow data, according to a presentation at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.

Cases of histoplasmosis are more common in rural areas of the United States and places with less health care infrastructure, according to a new study.

Children with tracheostomy and home ventilation had low COVID-19 vaccination rates, especially for boosters, despite higher than average influenza vaccination coverage, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.