Background: Conflicting recommendations exist related to which facial protection should be
used by health care workers to prevent transmission of acute respiratory infections, including …

Background The potential role of respiratory viruses in the natural history of community-acquired
pneumonia (CAP) in adults has not been well described since the advent of nucleic …

The assessment of prognosis in patients with advanced cancer remains problematical. The
value of C-reactive protein concentration in this context has not been clearly defined. …

Importance Growing interest in microbial dysbiosis during critical illness has raised
questions about the therapeutic potential of microbiome modification with probiotics. Prior …

Myeloid-derived suppressor cells are increased with age and elevated in donors with a
history of cancer; an age-related effect has never been shown in humans. As we age, the …

Little is known about the long-term sequelae of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).
Therefore, we describe the long-term morbidity and mortality of patients after pneumonia …

Objective To evaluate risk factors for severe outcomes in patients with seasonal and pandemic
influenza. Design Systematic review. Study selection Observational studies reporting on …

Rationale: The microbial communities inhabiting the upper respiratory tract protect from
respiratory infection. The maturity of the immune system is a major influence on the composition …

BACKGROUNDPrior data suggest that vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE)
bacteremia is associated with worse outcomes than vancomycin-sensitive Enterococcus (VSE) …

Vaccination ideally protects susceptible populations at high risk for complications of the
infection. However, vaccines for these subgroups do not always provide sufficient effectiveness. …