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Aug , 2024
Over half of pneumonia patients face diagnostic uncertainty, study finds
Tag: Pneumonia

Over half of pneumonia patients face diagnostic uncertainty, study finds

A national cohort study representing more than 2 million patient encounters found that more than half of all patients hospitalized and treated for pneumonia experienced discordant diagnoses from initial presentation to discharge. The research highlights a significant prevalence of treatment for other diagnoses and frequent expressions of diagnostic uncertainty, underscoring the critical need for recognizing […]

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Mar , 2024
Rapid, easy-to-use diagnostic test could save more lives from melioidosis
Tag: Pneumonia

Rapid, easy-to-use diagnostic test could save more lives from melioidosis

Globally, more than half of patients die after infection with the neglected tropical disease, melioidosis, often before they are diagnosed. A new rapid test could save lives by diagnosing patients in hours, rather than several days taken by current bacterial culture methods, meaning they receive the correct antibiotics faster. The test uses CRISPR to detect […]

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Jan , 2024
‘Emergency’ or not, covid is still killing people. Here’s what doctors advise to stay safe.
Tag: Pneumonia

‘Emergency’ or not, covid is still killing people. Here’s what doctors advise to stay safe.

With around 20,000 people dying of covid in the United States since the start of October, and tens of thousands more abroad, the covid pandemic clearly isn’t over. However, the crisis response is, since the World Health Organization and the Biden administration ended their declared health emergencies last year. Let’s not confuse the terms “pandemic” […]

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Nov , 2023
Climate change could exacerbate respiratory disease deaths during warm seasons
Tag: Pneumonia

Climate change could exacerbate respiratory disease deaths during warm seasons

Global warming caused by climate change could exacerbate the burden of inpatient mortality from respiratory diseases during the warm season. This is the main conclusion of a study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a center supported by the “la Caixa” Foundation, and published in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe. The […]

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Sep , 2023
Bacteriophage cocktail can effectively disrupt Klebsiella pneumoniae biofilms on medical equipment
Tag: Pneumonia

Bacteriophage cocktail can effectively disrupt Klebsiella pneumoniae biofilms on medical equipment

In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers investigated whether a cocktail of bacteriophages coding for the depolymerase polysaccharide could effectively disrupt Klebsiella pneumoniae biofilms. Study: Bacteriophages with depolymerase activity in the control of antibiotic resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae biofilms. Image Credit: AnaLysiSStudiO/Shutterstock.comKlebsiella pneumoniae has been linked to several illnesses, including pneumonia, urogenital infection, liver […]

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Aug , 2023
The immunomodulatory and antiviral function of vitamin D
Tag: Pneumonia

The immunomodulatory and antiviral function of vitamin D

Recently, scientists reviewed the available literature to better understand vitamin D’s immunomodulatory and antiviral function. The study explores how vitamin D influences the pediatric respiratory system after acute respiratory tract infections (ARTI), such as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), which is the causal agent of the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This review […]