Hospital-acquired pneumonia

Better Tools for Fighting Gram-Negative Infections, but More Are Needed

Multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria are difficult to treat, but FDA approvals have increased the clinical ...

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

How Much Do We Know About Non-Ventilator HAP?

Better prevention of NV-HAP, the authors said, would improve patient care worldwide, while saving health systems ...

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Right Drug for the HABP and VABP Patient

Hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia and ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia are among the most common and ...

AUGUST 23, 2023

Hospitalized Pneumonia Panel Detects Infection Far Earlier Than Culture

A new study has found that Unyvero multiplexed PCR diagnostic panels (OpGen) are able to detect pneumonia pathogens ...

AUGUST 2, 2022

FDA Grants HABP/VABP Indication for Zerbaxa

The FDA approved a new indication for ceftolozane-tazobactam to treat hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia and ...

JUNE 3, 2019

Use Short Courses of Antibiotics To Treat HAP and VAP

HAP and VAP account for 20% to 25% of hospital-acquired infections, and may be fatal 10% to 15% of the time.

JULY 15, 2016

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