Nurse practitioners (NPs) executed a 5-step vaccination program for homeless individuals in Miami-Dade County to help reduce the spread of infectious diseases.
Results from PNEU-PATH demonstrated comparable immune responses following vaccination with Pneumovax 23 in both treatment groups for the 15 serotypes in V114.
A patient with a history of achalasia presents to the emergency department with pneumonia that quickly leads to hypoxic respiratory failure.
Researchers found limited clinical variability between PIV serotypes and substantial overlap in presenting signs and symptoms for PIV and other etiologies.
In immunocompromised adults, community-acquired pneumonia should be treated by a multidisciplinary team of physicians.
For patients with hip fracture, receipt of nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates is associated with a lower risk for pneumonia and pneumonia mortality.
Patients with severe pneumonia due to SARS-CoV-2 infection who have high D-dimer levels may benefit from anticoagulation therapy.
Outcomes do not differ for those with suspected CAP discharged from the ED with or without antibiotic prescription.
As of Sunday, 59 people in Wuhan were being treated for the respiratory illness.
Embassy advising Americans to immediately seek medical care if they feel ill after being in Wuhan.
