Lower Respiratory Tract Infection

WASHINGTON — Three late-breaking studies offered a promising glimpse of respiratory syncytial virus vaccines in the pipeline for older adults — including the RSVPreF3 OA vaccine, which showed an overall vaccine efficacy of about 83%.

Supplementation with fish oil and high-dose vitamin D during pregnancy reduced the risk for croup in early childhood, researchers reported at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.

An intervention researchers hoped would improve infection management did not significantly reduce antimicrobial use among nursing home residents with dementia, data showed.

The Curetis Unyvero Lower Respiratory Tract, or LRT, anel showed similar clinical sensitivity and specificity compared conventional cultures for specimens in patients with suspected pneumonia, according to a recent study.

A smartphone app created by researchers at the New York University College of Dentistry uses artificial intelligence and biomarkers in patients’ blood to assess risk factors and predict COVID-19 severity in patients.

Implementation of a procalcitonin-guided antibiotic prescription guideline did not affect 90-day or 12-month mortality compared with standard care among patients who presented to an ED for suspected lower respiratory tract infections, according to study results.

The prevalence of lower airway infections with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus and Haemophilus influenzae among young children with cystic fibrosis has decreased significantly during the past 2 decades, according to a study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.