The use of corticosteroids in patients hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) lowers the risk of death by 30 ...

Medically reviewed by Benjamin F. Asher, MD Pneumonia treatments can vary by the type of pneumonia you have, the severity of ...

Following propensity matching, there were no differences between the treatment and no antiviral group with ... renal disease, pneumonia, or other respiratory disease ( Table 2).

Doctors frequently prescribe Tamiflu, an antiviral medication, to people who are ... from developing into a more severe illness like pneumonia, Dr. Schaffner said. It can be tricky to measure ...

A network meta-analysis of 73 trials comparing the effectiveness of flu antivirals suggests that only baloxavir (Xofluza) may ...

Antibiotics can be used to treat a litany of illnesses, but one thing they can’t combat is a viral infection.

Between the 2017-2018 and 2023-2024 influenza seasons, the use of antiviral therapy in pediatric patients with influenza declined in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

Treatment should be started within 48 of influenza illness onset (limited data suggest benefit even for persons whose antiviral treatment ... confirmed influenza, pneumonia, or bacterial ...