Algorithm identifies patients at higher risk for hospital-acquired pneumonia A new data-driven algorithm can identify patients at an increased risk for hospital-acquired pneumonia and ...

Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) are distinct hospital-onset syndromes. The term health care–associated pneumonia (HCAP) is no longer recommended. Patients ...

In this target trial emulation, a shorter antibiotic course (3 to 4 days) demonstrated a similar 30-day all-cause mortality ...

In our current health care environment, hospitals and health care providers are challenged to provide a high standard of care in a more efficient way. Multiple evidence-based practice guidelines ...

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Pneumonia is a common lung infection that can make breathing difficult and, in some cases, become life-threatening. It happens when the air sacs in the lungs fill with fluid or pus. Each year, about ...

In a recent study published in the journal Clinical Microbiology and Infection, researchers conducted a population-based emulated trial to evaluate the clinical efficacy of penicillin V (PcV) and ...

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes mild illness in most children and adults. However, pneumonia can be serious, requiring treatment and sometimes hospitalization. Rarely, for people at high risk ...