Urinary pneumococcal antigen testing ‘useful in children’
Urinary antigen testing is effective in detecting invasive pneumococcal pneumonia in children, say the authors of a UK-based case–control study. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - September 25, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Inhaled corticosteroids increase pneumonia risk in asthma
Research from the UK indicates that the use of inhaled corticosteroids is independently associated with an increased risk for pneumonia and lower respiratory tract infection in patients with asthma. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - September 16, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Early respiratory infections linked to Type 1 diabetes
Researchers from Germany have found that respiratory infections in early life are linked to islet autoimmunity, implicating them as a potential risk factor in the development of Type 1 diabetes. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - September 12, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Respiratory infection antibiotic guidance often ignored
Researchers from the USA say that more must be done to improve adherence to guidelines for antibiotic prescriptions for upper respiratory tract infections, sinusitis, and pharyngitis. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - September 3, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Multiple factors linked to recurrent infant AOM, treatment failure
Researchers from Egypt have identified several clinical factors that significantly increase the risk for recurrent acute otitis media in infants. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - August 27, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Vitamin D supplementation falls short in pneumonia prevention
Results from a series of case–control studies involving over 135,000 participants have failed to show any benefit of vitamin D supplementation in the prevention of pneumonia. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - August 19, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Atopic disease, IgE antibodies increase risk for adult RTI
Study data from Finland confirm that atopic disease increases the risk for both lower and upper respiratory tract infection in working-age adults. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - August 13, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Pneumonia, pharyngitis prediction gets electronic boost
US researchers have found that embedding clinical prediction rules for pneumonia and pharyngitis into electronic health records results in significantly reduced antibiotic prescriptions and streptococcal test ordering in primary care. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - August 5, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Pneumococcal serotypes linked to respiratory failure risk
A large observational study shows that pneumococcal serotype is a major determinant of respiratory failure in patients with invasive pneumococcal pneumonia. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - July 31, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
H. pylori infection signals less severe peptic ulcer disease
Outcomes of peptic ulcer bleeding tend to be better in people who test positive for Helicobacter pylori infection than in non-infected individuals, US researchers have found. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - July 26, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
CRP levels distinguish pneumonia in COPD
Researchers have found that pneumonia results in a distinct inflammatory pattern to that of an acute exacerbation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - July 23, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Outpatient clinics should be alert to acute otitis media
Japanese researchers say that physicians should check the tympanic membrane for signs of acute otitis media in all pediatric outpatients, regardless of symptoms or patient history. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - July 22, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Adult HPV vaccination has limited impact
The Costa Rica Vaccine Trial for human papillomavirus in young women has had a “modest” impact on gynecologic outcomes in the first few years of the program. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - July 22, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Spirometry boosts influenza vaccination in COPD
Increasing the use of spirometry could help increase the rate of influenza vaccination among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, say researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - July 17, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Early respiratory infections have lasting impact
Research shows that childhood lower respiratory tract infections are associated with impaired lung function in adulthood, but only when they occur in the first year of life. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - July 15, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
