The First Circuit sided with a federal court in Puerto Rico, which granted summary judgment to the health care providers ...

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a preventable secondary consequence of intubation and mechanical ventilation. VAP is pneumonia that develops in an intubated patient after 48 hours or more ...

Antibiotics help treat this type of pneumonia. Some people require a ventilator to help them breathe normally. Others may need a feeding tube if they have trouble swallowing. People typically ...

Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2011;9(11):993-1000. † Endotracheally instilled (ET) therapy alone vs intravenous therapy alone. ‡ ET sisomicin vs ET placebo. § Aerosolized tobramycin vs no ...

Antibiotic overuse is a key driver in the rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a major global health crisis. Researchers ...

China: A new meta-analysis published in BMC Pulmonary Medicine found that pulmonary rehabilitation in mechanically ventilated ...

Antibiotic overuse is a key driver in the rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a major global health crisis.

Antibiotic overuse is a key driver in the rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a major global health crisis. Researchers have provided compelling evidence that short-course antibiotic treatments ...

The new approach significantly reduces the risks of side effects and antibiotic resistance without compromising patient ...