Health Care Workers With ARIs Often Work While Symptomatic
Likelihood of working higher if symptoms less severe and on illness onset date vs subsequent days.
Respiratory Infections
Bronchiolitis Hospitalization in Infancy Predicts More Admissions
More than 1 in 5 infants with a bronchiolitis hospital admission will have a subsequent respiratory-related hospital admission by age 5 years.
Cardiac surgery during flu season linked to ARDS
Undergoing cardiac surgery during the influenza season is associated with increased likelihood of development of acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Oral corticosteroids not effective for lower respiratory tract infection
No significant effects were found from oral corticosteroid use for acute lower respiratory tract infection in adults without asthma.
Early use of noninvasive techniques for clearing respiratory secretions in COPD
A novel technique involving NPPV reduced the risks of nosocomial infection, requirement for intubation, and hospital mortality in patients with COPD.
Ultrasound vs radiology for diagnosing pneumonia
Point of care lung ultrasound is an accurate tool for the diagnosis of pneumonia, according to researchers.
Vitamin D supplementation reduces the risk of acute respiratory tract infection
Patients receiving vitamin D for deficiency without bolus doses experienced the most benefit.
Proton pump inhibitor use may decrease healthcare visits in GERD patients
Among GERD patients, the mean annual ARI episode dropped from 4.39 during the year before PPI treatment to 3.89 after treatment with a PPI.
Reduced antibiotic prescribing may lead to increase in pneumonia, peritonsillar abscess cases
General practices that prescribe fewer antibiotics may encounter slightly higher incidences of pneumonia and peritonsillar abscess.
CDC, ACP issue guidelines for appropriate antibiotic use for acute respiratory tract infection in adults
Reducing inappropriate antibiotic prescribing will improve the quality of patient care, decrease healthcare costs, and preserve the effectiveness of antibiotics.
