Gut Microbiota Dysbiosis Linked to Sepsis in Infants and Young Children With Severe Pneumonia
Gut Bacteria May Predict Sepsis in Sick Babies
This prospective, 1:1 matched case-control study included 100 infants and young children (28 days–36 months) in the PICU. Results showed sig…
A 6-month-old baby fights to breathe in a hospital bed.
Nasopharyngeal swab tNGS shows high bacterial concordance with BALF in ICU pneumonia
Nasal swabs can spot key pneumonia germs in ICU patients when lung tests aren't ready
This prospective observational cohort study in 105 critically ill ICU patients found high concordance between nasopharyngeal swab (NPS) and …
For critically ill pneumonia patients, a quick nasal swab can often match the gold-standard lung test for major bacteria, offering a faster …
Exploratory Study Finds Inflammatory Indices Associated With Mortality in Severe Pneumonia ICU Patients
Two Simple Blood Numbers Could Predict Pneumonia Survival
This retrospective single-center exploratory study examined 100 ICU patients with severe pneumonia to assess systemic inflammatory indices. …
Doctors might soon use routine blood counts to better predict severe pneumonia outcomes.
Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index predicts severe community-acquired pneumonia in pediatric patients.
High Blood Markers Signal Dangerous Pneumia in Kids
This retrospective analysis evaluated 595 pediatric patients to assess the Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index (SII) for predicting severe pn…
A simple blood test number called SII helps doctors spot dangerous pneumonia in children before their lungs fill with fluid.
Repeated bronchoscopy with BAL may improve weaning success in intubated elderly patients with severe pneumonia
A Simple Bedside Procedure Helps Frail Elderly Breathe on Their Own Again
A small RCT of 60 intubated, very elderly ICU patients with severe pneumonia found that adding serial bedside fiberoptic bronchoscopy with B…
For the oldest, sickest pneumonia patients, a common procedure can be the key to surviving the ICU and breathing independently again.