Nature

Severity assessment for lower respiratory tract infections: potential use and validity of the CRB-65 in primary care

To explore the potential use of the CRB-65 rule (based on Confusion, Respiratory rate, Blood pressure and age >65 years) in adults with lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) in primary care.
The American Journal of Managed Care

Vaccinating Older and At-Risk Adults Against Respiratory Syncytial Virus

AJMC®: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection is often considered a childhood disease. Could you speak to this common conception and to the observed prevalence of RSV infection in adults? WALSH: ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Efficacy and Safety of an mRNA-Based RSV PreF Vaccine in Older Adults

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) can cause substantial morbidity and mortality among older adults. An mRNA-based RSV vaccine, mRNA-1345, encoding the stabilized RSV prefusion F glycoprotein, is under ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Community-Acquired Pneumonia Requiring Hospitalization among U.S. Adults

Community-acquired pneumonia is a leading infectious cause of hospitalization and death among U.S. adults. Incidence estimates of pneumonia confirmed radiographically and with the use of current ...
The Globe and Mail

Enanta Pharmaceuticals Initiates a Phase 2b Clinical Study of EDP-938 in High-Risk Adults with Respiratory Syncytial Virus

Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTA), a clinical stage biotechnology company dedicated to creating small molecule drugs for viral infections and liver diseases, today announced the initiation of ...
Healio

Early childhood lower respiratory tract infection linked to elevated adult mortality risk

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Lower respiratory tract infection by age 2 years increased premature death risk from a respiratory cause in ...