August 27th 2025
NYC officials confirm 113 cases and six deaths in Central Harlem cooling tower–linked outbreak; separate Bronx investigation underway after cases tied to hot water system.
hMPV: Is This Relatively New Paramyxovirus Cause for Concern?
March 28th 2016Human metapneumovirus (hMPV), of the paramyxovirus family, was discovered in 2001. hMPV can affect people of all ages, however, older adults, children and individuals with weak immune systems are at highest risk of contracting the virus.
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Using Infant's Heart Rate as Alternative Marker to Determine Respiratory Infection Severity
March 11th 2016Because ARIs are common in infants and can negatively impact their health beyond infancy, simple and objective measures of the level of severity are necessary for clinical management decisions.
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New Study Finds a Link between a Person's Ethnicity and Response to the Influenza Vaccine
March 1st 2016Researchers from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA have, for the first time, identified a link between a person's genetic make-up, as well as their ethnic background, and their response to influenza vaccine.
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DNA Sequencing Could Lead to More Accurate Pneumonia Diagnosis
December 2nd 2014A team of researchers at George Washington University has reported that next-generation sequencing of sputum samples taken from patients in the intensive care unit can accurately identify the strain of ventilator-associated pneumonia a patient is infected with.
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Benefits of Azithromycin Outweigh Risks in Elderly Hospitalized with Pneumonia
September 11th 2014Among patients aged 65 years or older who are hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia, azithromycin lowers the risk of 90-day mortality in exchange for slightly increased odds of myocardial infarction compared to other antibiotic regimens.
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