Posts by: Alice Melão

A combination of three antibiotics can eradicate two of today’s six most treatment-resistant bacteria, according to researchers at the State University of New York at Buffalo. Drug-resistant pneumonia returned after being ... Read more

February 7, 2017February 7, 2017

IL-27 Protein Essential in Controlling Immune Response After Respiratory Viral Infection, Study Finds

Researchers found that a protein known as interleukin-27 (IL-27) is an essential regulator of the inflammatory process in respiratory infections caused by the parainfluenza virus. Results from the study suggested ... Read more

January 5, 2017January 5, 2017

FDA Declines to Approve Solithera as CABP Treatment, Requests Larger Safety Study

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has rejected applications requesting the approval of oral and intravenous Solithera (solithromycin) to treat community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP) in adults, recommending instead a new and larger clinical ... Read more

December 8, 2016December 8, 2016

Blood Levels of 2 Proteins May Be Markers of Severe Pneumonia in Children

Blood levels of two specific proteins, IL-6 and IL-10, can be discriminative biomarkers of the severity of pneumonia in children, and may help doctors when adjusting treatment in severe cases, a study in the journal BMC ... Read more