Pulmonary Infections
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All-oral regimen succeeds for rifampin-resistant tuberculosis
Safety and effectiveness of a bedaquiline, pretomanid, and linezolid combination supports its use as a first-line treatment for adolescents and...
Commentary
Is air filtration the best public health intervention against respiratory viruses?
The idea is that those ions stick to the virus particles ... and that tends to cause them to clump together and settle on surfaces more rapidly,...
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Intense exercise may lead to colds. A new study tells us why
“Physicians can use this study’s findings to provide individualized exercise recommendations.”
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Pulmonary aspergillosis predicts poor outcomes in critically ill flu patients
Influenza-associated pulmonary aspergillosis was associated with increased mortality, more complications, longer ICU stays, and more organ...
Conference Coverage
Pandemic blamed for failed trial of inhaled antibiotic
Inhaled colistimethate sodium failed to significantly reduce the rate of exacerbations.
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Neutropenia affects clinical presentation of pulmonary mucormycosis
Bronchoalveolar lavage was s stronger contributor to diagnosis in nonneutropenic patients.
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Does screening kids with acute sinusitis symptoms for bacterial infection cut unnecessary antibiotic use?
If antibiotic use was limited to children with H. influenzae or S. pneumoniae in their nasopharynx at the time of diagnosis, antibiotic use would...
Conference Coverage
Fungal cultures in bronchiectasis don’t predict outcomes
When compared for outcome over time, those with a positive fungal culture at initial evaluation did not have more exacerbations.
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Asthma severity, exacerbations increase with RV infection
Immunological and quantitative mRNA assays support a pathogenesis role for histamine-releasing factor.
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Nebulized amphotericin B does not affect aspergillosis exacerbation-free status at 1 year
NAB may delay onset and incidence of aspergillosis exacerbations.
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Comorbid respiratory disease key predictor of NTM-PD
Overall, comorbid respiratory disease was significantly associated with an increased risk of NTM-PD.