Tag: Pneumonia
Accurate Risk Prediction Model Developed for Pediatric Pneumonia
Model can discriminate between mild community-acquired pneumonia and moderate or severe community-acquired pneumonia accurately
Quality Improvement Program Aids Antibiotic Duration for Common Infections in Children
Findings show feasibility for acute otitis media and community-acquired pneumonia across care settings
Denoised Ultra-Low-Dose CT Better for Identifying Lungs With, Without Pneumonia
Fine details better visualized in denoised ultra-low-dose CT images in adults who were immunocompromised
No Link Seen Between Preop GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Use and Postop Aspiration Pneumonia
No significant difference seen in odds of postoperative pneumonia between adult GLP-1 receptor agonist users and nonusers
Accelerated Kidney Function Decline Seen With COVID-19 Versus Pneumonia
Decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate more severe among individuals hospitalized with COVID-19
Many PCPs Prescribe Antibiotics for Pneumonia Even With Negative Chest X-Ray
More than two-thirds of patients with negative chest X-ray results prescribed antibiotics
CDC Lowers Age for First Pneumococcal Vaccine to 50
Walking Pneumonia Cases Spike Among Young Kids
Discordant Pneumonia Diagnosis From Presentation to Discharge Common
More than half of patients hospitalized and treated for pneumonia had discordant diagnoses from initial presentation to discharge
FDA Approves Capvaxive Pneumococcal 21-Valent Conjugate Vaccine
Company says vaccine covers serotypes responsible for approximately 84 percent of invasive pneumococcal disease in adults ages 50 years and older
