Fungal testing in outpatient community-acquired pneumonia was uncommon, and few tested patients were diagnosed with ...

A quality improvement program can improve recommended antibiotic duration in children for both acute otitis media (AOM) and community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) across multiple care delivery settings, ...

Hospitalization for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) can lead to long-term health problems that persist months after discharge, according to new research published in BMC Infectious Diseases. The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In addition to hospital stay, IV antibiotic treatment length was shorter in the medical clown group vs. standard ...

Hospitalized older adults with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and sepsis exhibit impaired neutrophil function; however, glycolytic metabolism is not the driver of neutrophil dysfunction. This ...

Lung ultrasound is acceptable diagnostic alternative to chest radiography in medical centers with appropriate clinical expertise. HealthDay News — In a clinical practice guideline issued by the ...

Clinical trials conducted in patients with CAP treated on an outpatient basis provide relevant data for clinicians dealing with management of this common serious infection. A number of trials have ...

Background and Goal: This study explored how chest X-ray results influence antibiotic initiation by general practitioners in France when managing patients with suspected pneumonia. Study Approach: A ...

Adult patients with CAP in a low-resource setting who were treated with adjunctive low-dose glucocorticoids had a lower risk of death.

Pneumonia that fails to respond to treatment is a common problem. Although quantification of the frequency of this problem is difficult, approximately 15% of pulmonary consultations and 8% of ...