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 ...

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 ...

When Devonne Swift developed a persistent cough in 2021, she never imagined it could be a sign of lung cancer — after all, she had never smoked. But thanks to a lifesaving new diagnostic technology ...

The treatment of hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia has traditionally been with intravenous antibiotics. The administration of intravenous antibiotics for community-acquired ...

Endobronchial suture should be considered in patients with recurrent pneumonia that is unresponsive Endobronchial suture should be considered in patients with recurrent pneumonia that is unresponsive ...

Kenya has taken a major step in boosting its capacity to diagnose and treat respiratory diseases with the launch of an Advanced Bronchoscopy Training Programme at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH).The ...

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 ...

Tulane University researchers have developed a CRISPR-based test that diagnoses Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) — a life-threatening fungal infection primarily affecting children and ...