Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Pneumonia rates linked to hospital ventilators have not dropped

Contrary to data published by the Centers for Disease Control, ventilator-associated pneumonia rates in hospital intensive care units have not declined significantly since 2005, according to a new study out of the University ...

Cardiology

Daily INR measurement best for hospitalized patients on warfarin

(HealthDay)—For hospitalized patients, international normalized ratio (INR) monitoring less frequently than daily is associated with increased odds of warfarin-associated adverse events, according to a study published online ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Daily spirometry can give early warning of pneumonia in AML

(HealthDay)—For patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), patient-performed daily spirometry (forced expiratory volume in one second [FEV1]) is effective for early identification of pneumonia, according to a study published ...

Inflammatory disorders

Early childhood bronchiolitis increases asthma risk in adulthood

Persons who have had bronchiolitis in early childhood have an increased risk of asthma at the age of 28-31 and a weaker health-related quality of life than their peers. In lung function tests, they also demonstrate changes ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Study highlights pneumonia hospitalizations among US adults

Viruses, not bacteria, are the most commonly detected respiratory pathogens in U.S. adults hospitalized with pneumonia, according to a New England Journal of Medicine study released today and conducted by researchers at Centers ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Macrolide resistance doesn't impact pneumonia outcomes

(HealthDay)—Patients hospitalized with macrolide-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia are not more severely ill and do not have worse outcomes, according to a study published in the June 1 issue of the American ...

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