Research summary
Research summary
07/10/2024
A team of researchers sought to determine the incidence of inappropriate diagnosis among patients hospitalized and treated for community-acquired pneumonia.
07/10/2024
FDA alert
FDA alert
08/25/2023

Jessica Ganga

Jessica Ganga
Following a multicenter clinical trial, a new treatment for pneumonia caused by Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus has been approved for use in adults.
08/25/2023
ventilators
ventilators
06/02/2022
Several professional organizations have updated their guidelines on the use of ventilators in individuals with pneumonia in acute-care hospitals.
06/02/2022
Diagnostic tools
Diagnostic tools
01/26/2022
In a recent study, researchers examined the effectiveness of a new diagnostic tool for distinguishing between bacterial and viral community-acquired pneumonia in children.
01/26/2022
Pneumonia
Pneumonia
06/05/2020
It is a new indication for the medication, which had already been FDA-approved for the treatment of patients with complicated UTIs and complicated intraabdominal infections who have limited or no...
06/05/2020
Pneumonia
Pneumonia
06/05/2020
It is a new indication for the medication, which had already been FDA-approved for the treatment of patients with complicated UTIs and complicated intraabdominal infections who have limited or no...
06/05/2020
Pneumonia
Pneumonia
05/18/2020
Because the clinical relationship between oral candidiasis and bacterial pneumonia is unclear, researchers assessed the association among elderly patients hospitalized with systemic diseases. Here is what...
05/18/2020
Pneumonia
Pneumonia
09/30/2019
A recent noninferiority randomized clinical trial compared the safety and effectiveness of two options for the treatment of adults with community-acquired pneumonia.
09/30/2019
Pneumonia
Pneumonia
08/21/2019
The FDA has approved a new antibiotic available in both an oral and injectable form, for the treatment of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia in adults.
08/21/2019
Hospital Medicine
Hospital Medicine
07/09/2019
Previous studies have shown no benefit from antibiotic therapy that exceeds the shortest effective duration. A new study aimed to evaluate the predictors and patient outcomes associated with excess...
07/09/2019