Pneumonia Journal Articles

• Social Isolation and Patient Experience in Older Adults Social isolation among elderly patients may have a negative impact on the patient experience of primary care.
  Annals of Family Medicine, October 2018
• Updated GADOLIN Study Shows Survival Benefit in Indolent NHL An updated analysis of the GADOLIN study confirms the PFS benefit of obinutuzumab and bendamustine in rituximab-refractory indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
  Journal of Clinical Oncology, October 2018
• Lack of Communication About Medical Marijuana With Patients Medical marijuana is widely available, but are physicians aware if their patients are using it?
  Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, October 2018
• Death From Transfusion-Transmitted Anaplasmosis In this report, a case of a fatality due to transfusion-transmitted anaplasmosis is described. Would donated blood screening have prevented this?
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, October 2018
• Unilateral Pulmonary Edema: A Case Report What was the cause of this patient's unilateral pulmonary edema, and how was it diagnosed in a limited resource setting?
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, October 2018
• The All Age Asthma Cohort (ALLIANCE) The ALLIANCE cohort study aims to unravel the complex mechanisms behind the development of wheeze and asthma phenotypes across all ages.
  BMC Pulmonary Medicine, October 2018
• Sepsis Bundle Adherence Is Associated With Improved Survival Is bundle-adherent care associated with decreased mortality among sepsis patients?
  Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health, October 2018
• Chest Radiography vs Lung US for Identification of ARDS A new study compares the diagnostic performance of lung ultrasound and chest radiography for acute respiratory distress syndrome. How do they measure up?
  Critical Care, September 2018
• Toxoplasmosis in Transplant Recipients Transplant recipients are at a greater risk for developing toxoplasmosis. Are these patients being adequately screened and treated?
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, September 2018
• Opportunistic Infections, Cancers and Mortality in AIDS How have improvements in combination antiretroviral therapy impacted the incidences of AIDS-related opportunistic infections and malignancies?
  HIV Medicine, September 2018
• PPIs and Long-Term Risk of Pneumonia in Older Adults Might long-term use of proton-pump inhibitors increase pneumonia risk in the elderly?
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, September 2018
• Enhanced Surveillance for Coccidioidomycosis Enhanced surveillance for coccidioidomycosis in endemic areas may help improve the awareness and diagnosis of the infection in non-endemic states.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, September 2018
• Infliximab Biosimilar vs Infliximab Reference Product for RA How does this infliximab biosimilar and the reference product compare in terms of efficacy, safety, pharmacokinetics, and immunogenicity?
  Arthritis Research & Therapy, September 2018
• Point-of-Care Ultrasonography in Family Medicine Should you be using point-of-care ultrasonography as an in-office diagnostic tool? Growing evidence shows that POCUS can help decrease costs while improving patient access to care and safety.
  American Family Physician, September 2018
• Immunotherapies in Oncology and Their Side Effect Profiles Learn about the side effect profiles of the various classes of new and emerging immunotherapies used for cancer treatment.
  Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, August 2018
• Vitamin D Supplementation Effects on Tuberculosis Outcomes Should vitamin D supplementation be considered as part of an anti-tuberculosis regimen? What improvements might it offer these patients?
  BMC Pulmonary Medicine, August 2018
• NIV in Patients With DNI and Comfort-Measures-Only Orders A new study examines the outcomes of noninvasive ventilation in patients with do-not-intubate or comfort-measures-only orders. Do the benefits outweigh the burdens?
  Critical Care Medicine, August 2018
• Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the Inpatient Setting This case series demonstrates how point-of-care ultrasound can improve bedside examination, differential diagnosis, and clinical decision making for hospitalized patients.
  Southern Medical Journal, August 2018
• Progress in Vaccine-Preventable and Respiratory Infections What strategic improvements have helped prevent the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases?
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, August 2018
• PIRO Score for Predicting Mortality in Patients With Sepsis A newly developed PIRO-based score may help predict mortality among surgical intensive care patients with intra-abdominal sepsis.
  American Journal of Critical Care, July 2018