Infectious Disease Advisor

How Does BMI Impact Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Patients With NTM-PD?

Study findings suggest BMI may be crucial in the prognosis and optimal management of CAP among patients with NTM-PD.
The Broadsheet

‘The Foundation Is Crumbling’

Local leaders, activists, and elected officials are sounding the alarm about inaction and administrative chaos at the World ...
Too Old to Operate

Strategies to Address Antibiotic Non-Response in Severe Pneumonia

A recent narrative review describes how to identify and manage pneumonia that does not respond to antibiotic treatment. About one-fifth of patients hospitalized with pneumonia do not respond to ...
Healthline

Can Diarrhea be a Symptom of Pneumonia?

Diarrhea and other gastrointestinal symptoms are less common but possible if you have pneumonia, or are taking medications for this lung infection. Pneumonia is an infection that causes inflammation ...
emjreviews.com

Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics May Worsen Pneumonia Outcomes

BROAD-SPECTRUM antibiotics may worsen outcomes in immunocompromised patients with pneumonia, according to new data from a multi-center target trial emulation. The study analyzed clinical outcomes ...
Medscape

Fluoroquinolones in the Management of Community-acquired Pneumonia in Primary Care

Clinical trials conducted in patients with CAP treated on an outpatient basis provide relevant data for clinicians dealing with management of this common serious infection. A number of trials have ...
Frontiers

Microbial and clinical disparities in pneumonia: insights from metagenomic next-generation sequencing in patients with community-acquired and severe pneumonia

Background: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a major global cause of death, with its varying symptoms and severity complicating diagnosis and treatment. Severe pneumonia (SP), a more critical ...
Frontiers

Abnormal serum phosphorus was associated with the outcome of community-acquired pneumonia

Objective: The present study aimed to explore the relationship between serum phosphorus levels and outcomes in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Methods: This research was a ...
emjreviews.com

Editor’s Pick: Oral Azithromycin Prescribing Practices for Community-Acquired Pneumonia at the Emergency Department of a Tertiary Hospital: An Observational Study

This study provides a timely examination of antibiotic prescribing practices in the emergency department, a critical frontline in the fight against antimicrobial resistance. As azithromycin use for ...
thorax.bmj

Hospitalised older adults with community-acquired pneumonia and sepsis have dysregulated neutrophil function but preserved glycolysis

Objective Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a leading cause of hospitalisation in older adults and is associated with a high likelihood of adverse outcomes. Given the ageing population and lack of ...
contemporarypediatrics

Decreasing antibiotics for acute otitis media and community acquired pneumonia, with Elysha Pifko, MD

Shorter antibiotic courses for AOM and CAP in children proved effective across a pediatric health system, according to data presented by Elysha Pifko, MD. At the 2025 Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS ...