The strongest predictors of mortality, at least in community-acquired pneumonia, are BUN greater than 20mg/dL, respiratory rate greater than 30 per breaths minute, and diastolic blood pressure ...

There are around 100 different pneumococcal serotypes, causing non-invasive disease like pneumonia confined to the lungs and invasive disease where the infection can spread to the bloodstream or ...

The common hospital-acquired, antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection is known to cause infections in the blood, lungs and urinary tract after surgery. While symptoms can vary depending on the site ...

Richard Bernstein was flipping through a medical trade journal in 1969 when he saw an advertisement for a device that could check blood-sugar levels in one minute with one drop of blood.

When analyzing the implications of pneumococcal resistance, it is important to discuss the meaning of treatment 'failure'. As with any pathology, it is essential to consider the context in which ...

She had to be treated for pneumonia and blood clots in her lungs before then having a gastric bypass fix her issues. But she developed sepsis and has now been left with two hernias - and is still ...

ASHK is proud to host a luncheon conversation with Dr. F. DuBois Bowman, Dean of the University of Michigan School of Public Health, on the importance of working together to fight cancer and chronic ...

The aims of this study were to characterise the viral aetiology of CAP in adults by using an extensive array of viral diagnostic tests and to compare the characteristics of viral pneumonia with those ...

Monocytes are white blood cells produced by the bone marrow that make up your frontline immune defense. There are no symptoms of high monocytes. Monocytosis is simply an indication of an illness or ...