Pulmonary Infections
Conference Coverage
As novel coronavirus outbreak evolves, critical care providers need to be prepared
Opinion
An epidemic of fear and misinformation
Discrimination and fear may do more damage than the 2019 Novel Coronavirus itself.
From the Journals
Next-generation sequencing can expedite surveillance/discovery of new bat coronaviruses
Monitoring the bat coronavirus reservoir may help prepare for the next zoonotic outbreak in humans.
News from the FDA/CDC
Washington state patient is first U.S. case of novel coronavirus
Latest News
Despite PCV, pediatric asthma patients face pneumococcal risks
Conjugated valent pneumococcal vaccines won’t completely protect kids with asthma from invasive pneumococcal disease.
Conference Coverage
Repeat LTBI testing best in patients taking biologics with new risk factors
ATLANTA – Just 1.2% of patients taking biologics with negative tuberculosis test results converted to positive results in annual tuberculosis...
Opinion
Guideline: Diagnosis and treatment of adults with community-acquired pneumonia
The practice guideline was jointly written by an ad hoc committee of the American Thoracic Society and Infectious Diseases Society of America.
Conference Coverage
Tide beginning to turn on vaccine hesitancy
NEW ORLEANS – “Is it your inalienable right as a U.S. citizen to allow your child to catch and transmit a...
From the Journals
Measles infection linked to impaired ‘immune memory’
Measles virus infection is associated with significant reductions in pathogen epitopes and antibody reservoirs.
From the Journals
Measles causes B-cell changes, leading to ‘immune amnesia’
This leads to an increase of secondary infections after a bout of measles.
Conference Coverage
Brain abscess with lung infection? Think Nocardia
ST. LOUIS – Patients don’t have to be immunosuppressed.