Does the patient have pneumonia or is the clinical picture due to some other problem? What is the microbial etiology of pneumonia? Where should the patient be treated? What is the best therapeutic ...
Pneumonia remains highly unpredictable because patients with the same diagnosis and treatment often experience drastically different outcomes, and clinicians lack clear insight into why. Researchers ...
Bronchoscopy, man in hospital with intubation Performing therapeutic bronchoscopy at the time of intensive care unit admission may decrease ventilator-associated pneumonia incidence in patients with ...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A pivotal multi-center study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases demonstrates the effectiveness of the Karius Test®, a blood test based on metagenomics ...
The lung is a frequent site of infection in patients receiving treatment for malignancy. This occurs in up to 20% of cases and has a quoted mortality rate of 55–90%. 1,2 Although infection is the ...
Post-obstructive pneumonia is an infection in the lung caused by a blockage in one of the airways. The infection happens when mucus and fluids in the lung become trapped behind the blockage. Nearly ...