Respiratory Infections
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SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Progress in Understanding the Link Between RSV Infection and Recurrent Wheezing
- May 15, 2013
- Louis M. Bell, MDhttp://pediatrics.jwatch.org/misc/board_about.dtl#aBell
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Healthy, late preterm infants treated with anti-RSV monoclonal antibody during an RSV season had 61% fewer days of wheezing during the first year of life than controls.
- Reviewing:
- Blanken MO et al. N Engl J Med 2013 May 9; 368:1791
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Severe Illness from a Novel Avian Influenza Virus in China
- May 15, 2013
- Stephen G. Baum, MD
- Infectious Diseases
A novel reassortant H7N9 virus is causing an outbreak of severe respiratory illness in China, with possible limited human-to-human spread.
- Reviewing:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2013 May 10; 62:366
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Avian Influenza A (H7N9): Origin and Diversity
- May 15, 2013
- Mary E. Wilson, MD
- Infectious Diseases
The H7N9 virus might have evolved from four origins; the multiple reassortant events may have involved wild birds and poultry.
- Reviewing:
- Liu D et al. Lancet 2013 May 1
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Avian Influenza A (H7N9) Virus in Humans and Poultry
- May 8, 2013
- Mary E. Wilson, MD
- Infectious Diseases
Isolates from a chicken and from a human with H7N9 virus infection after poultry exposure were nearly identical, suggesting poultry-to-person transmission.
- Reviewing:
- Chen Y et al. Lancet 2013 Apr 25
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Long-Term Macrolides for Bronchiectasis
- April 30, 2013
- Patricia Kritek, MD
- General Medicine
Fewer exacerbations occurred, but at the cost of antibiotic resistance.
- Reviewing:
- Altenburg J et al. JAMA 2013 Mar 27; 309:1251
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Novel Avian-Origin Influenza A (H7N9) Virus in ChinaFree
- April 24, 2013
- Larry M. Baddour, MD
- Infectious Diseases
Testing of throat-swab specimens from three patients who died of severe lower respiratory tract disease revealed infection with a novel reassortant H7N9 virus.
- Reviewing:
- Gao R et al. N Engl J Med 2013 Apr 11
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Respiratory Viruses and Otitis Media
- April 24, 2013
- Robert S. Baltimore, MD
- Infectious Diseases
Seasonal activity of respiratory syncytial virus and human metapneumovirus was strongly correlated with seasonal diagnosis of acute otitis media.
- Reviewing:
- Stockmann C et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2013 Apr; 32:314
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Neuraminidase Inhibitor Resistance Uncommon with Latest Pandemic Influenza A Strain
- April 17, 2013
- Neil M. Ampel, MD
- Infectious Diseases
Although little NAI resistance was seen in the most-recent pandemic influenza A strain (H1N1pdm2009), it was detected in a few patients — mainly young children — after oseltamivir treatment.
- Reviewing:
- Whitley RJ et al. Clin Infect Dis 2013 May 1; 56:1197
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Another Look at That Old Friend, Pneumonia
- April 16, 2013
- Abigail Zuger, MD
- General Medicine
Pneumococcal pneumonia foretold considerably higher 10-year mortality than the expected rate.
- Reviewing:
- Sandvall B et al. Clin Infect Dis 2013 Apr 15; 56:1145
Tdap Vaccination of Women During Every Pregnancy Recommended
- April 11, 2013
- Anna Wald, MD, MPH
- Women's Health
Expanded strategy to protect neonates against pertussis
- Reviewing:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2013 Feb 22; 62:131
