Re-visiting the Role of Pneumococcal Vaccination in Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases Dr. Sanjay Mittal14 May 2025 11:37 AM ISTCardiovascular diseases (CVD) account for 24.8% of all deaths in India, with an age-standardized death rate of 272 per 100,000-higher than the global...
Hyaluronic acid may predict severity & prognosis of community-acquired pneumonia: Study Dr. Shravani Dali15 Jan 2025 9:00 PM ISTHyaluronic acid (HA) has emerged as a promising biomarker for assessing the severity & prognosis of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), showing...
Macrolides and Beta-lactam combo fails to improve clinical outcomes of community-acquired pneumonia: Study Jacinthlyn Sylvia14 Jan 2025 8:30 PM ISTA recent study published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases found that macrolides with Beta-lactam antibiotics in the treatment of moderate-to-high...
Corticosteroid Use in Sepsis, ARDS, and Community-Acquired Pneumonia: SCCM Releases Updated Guidelines Medha Baranwal11 Jan 2025 7:00 AM ISTUSA: A significant update to the clinical guidelines on the use of corticosteroids in the management of sepsis, acute respiratory distress syndrome...
Findings Call for Caution: Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics Raise ADE Risks in Outpatient Pneumonia Patients Medha Baranwal29 Oct 2024 8:15 AM ISTUSA: Recent research published in Clinical Infectious Diseases has illuminated the safety of various antibiotic regimens for treating...
Prior pneumococcal vaccination reduces mortality in elderly patients with community-acquired pneumonia: Study Medha Baranwal23 April 2024 8:45 AM ISTKorea: Prior pneumococcal vaccination in elderly patients hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is associated with improved in-hospital...
Hydrocortisone Game-Changer in Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia Treatment Dr.Niharika Harsha B4 Feb 2024 8:30 PM ISTIn a groundbreaking development, a comprehensive analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) has unraveled the mysteries surrounding the use of...
Doxycycline Lowers Risk of C. difficile Infection in Pneumonia Patients DR SHRAWAN KUMAR4 Nov 2023 10:30 AM ISTA recent study American Journal of Infection Control found a potential breakthrough in the fight against Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), a...
PET/CT imaging reveals risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in pneumonia patients: Study Medha Baranwal21 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTCanada: FDG-PET/CT scans have revealed that vascular inflammation may trigger high rates of adverse events and heart attacks in pneumonia patients,...
Nomogram may predict Community-acquired pneumonia in Diabetics Dr.Niharika Harsha B3 Dec 2022 11:30 AM ISTResearchers from China conducted a study that developed a nomogram that can help in the early identification and discrimination of community-acquired...
Understanding the Scope of Levofloxacin in Lower Respiratory Tract Infections Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli1 Oct 2022 12:09 PM ISTLower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) are infections of the trachea, bronchi, and lung parenchyma. They are the leading cause of mortality and...
Study identifies NMI as novel biomarker of severity in community-acquired pneumonia Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli30 Sept 2022 10:00 AM ISTCHINA: According to a study published in BMJ Open Respiratory Research, NMI (N-myc and STAT interactor) can serve as a novel predictive biomarker for...
