by Laurel Kelly, Mayo Clinic News Network Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Pneumonia causes more than 1 million hospitalizations and 50,000 deaths per year in the U.S., according to the American Lung Association. Pneumonia is an infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs. The air sacs may fill with fluid or pus,...
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Alternative antibiotic selection can reduce the risk of health care-associated infections for patients with pneumonia
by Association for Professionals in Infection Control Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new study published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) reveals that the use of doxycycline may help protect against Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infection for some patients with pneumonia. Specifically, study authors found that for hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia...
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Vaccine reduces likelihood of severe pneumonia
MURDOCH CHILDRENS RESEARCH INSTITUTE A new study has found severe pneumonia decreases by 35 per cent in children who receive a vaccine against a pneumonia-causing bacteria. The research, a collaborative effort between the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and the University of Melbourne along with colleagues in the Asia-Pacific region, shows pneumonia is the most...