Expanded A-DROP Score Accurately Predicts 14-Day Mortality, ICU Admission in Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Study Medha Baranwal25 Jun 2026 8:15 PM ISTIndia: A study published in the Journal of the Association of Physicians of India (JAPI) has found that the Expanded A-DROP score can accurately...
Low Eosinophil Counts Predict Higher Resource Use in Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Study Dr. Shravani Dali11 May 2026 8:00 PM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that reduced eosinophil counts at hospital admission in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) are...
Corticosteroids tied to Faster Hypoxemia Recovery in patients with Mycoplasma Pneumonia: Lancet Dr Riya Dave26 April 2026 11:00 PM ISTResearchers have found in a randomized trial that adding corticosteroid therapy with betamethasone hastened the resolution of hypoxemia in...
Traditional Chinese Medicine Injections Show Potential Benefit in elderly With Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Study Dr Riya Dave4 Jan 2026 10:30 PM ISTTraditional Chinese medicine Injections (TCMIs) seem to provide positive benefits for elderly patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP);...
Metabolic Syndrome Tied to Higher 90-Day Mortality in Older Adults with Pneumonia: Study Dr. Shravani Dali23 Oct 2025 9:15 PM ISTA new study published in BMC Pulmonary Medicine has identified metabolic syndrome as a critical and independent risk factor for short-term mortality...
No Major Advantage Seen With mPCR and Procalcitonin Combo in ICU-Treated Pneumonia: MULTI-CAP Trial Medha Baranwal27 July 2025 8:30 PM ISTFrance: A new study has found that using a combination of multiplex PCR (mPCR) testing and serum procalcitonin levels to guide antibiotic management...
Azithromycin Linked to Lower Mortality Than Doxycycline in Pneumonia, finds research Dr Riya Dave4 Jun 2025 8:00 PM ISTResearchers have identified in a recent study that azithromycin plus a beta-lactam is associated with notably reduced mortality and increased...
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...
