Colby Stong

A systematic review and meta-analysis assessed the duration of viable virus shedding and PCR positivity of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in the upper respiratory tract.

Researchers assessed the effects of early-life TB on lung health, growth, and wheezing throughout childhood through a South African birth cohort study.

Researchers assessed the characteristics and outcomes of patients having lung transplantation for COVID-19-related end-stage lung disease.

Researchers assessed the accuracy and biases of 4 pulse oximeters used in clinical practice by comparing their SpO2 readings with concomitant SaO2 measurements.

A prospective study of patients post severe-to-critical COVID-19 identified and explored the determinants of patients’ lung-function recovery trajectories.

Researchers assessed whether centrilobular emphysema and paraseptal emphysema are differently associated with long-term changes in DLCO and mortality in COPD.

Researchers explored the relationships between frailty, MCI, and exacerbation frequency in individuals with COPD treated on an outpatient basis.

Researchers examined the efficacy and safety of vonoprazan vs proton pump inhibitors for eliminating H pylori infection among adolescents.

Researchers sought to assess the efficacy of clarithromycin- and levofloxacin-based regimens as first-line eradication therapy of H pylori infection.

Researchers sought to determine the effect of cyclooxygenase inhibitors on outcomes in infants with patent ductus arteriosus.

Researchers sought to determine the prevalence of endothelial dysfunction in patients with CVD and history of COVID-19 infection.

Researchers assessed whether early physical and occupational therapy could reduce cognitive impairment and other post-MV disabilities 1 year after critical illness.

A post hoc study of 2 trials of revefenacin for moderate to severe COPD assessed whether the drug improved patient-reported outcomes compared with placebo.

Researchers assessed the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on anti-asthmatic prescriptions (ie, anti-inflammatory drugs and bronchodilators) in Portugal.

Researchers assessed rifampicin levels and dose escalation in critically ill patients with TB and the potential of therapeutic drug monitoring to optimize rifampicin exposure.

Researchers sought to assess anxiety and behavioral changes in patients with IBD during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Investigators examined the relationship between lymphopenia and infection risk among patients with atopic dermatitis.

Researchers sought to determine the effect of ischemic heart disease on clinical outcomes in pregnant patients.

Researchers assessed the association of hepatitis C virus elimination through direct-acting antiviral therapy with the risk for liver and nonliver morbidity and mortality.

A systematic review compared the effect LAMA/LABA combination therapy for COPD vs monotherapy or placebo on patients’ physical activity outcomes.

How effective was the 2021-2022 influenza season vaccine against A(H3N2) outpatient illness, and how did the vaccine’s effectiveness vary by age group?

Researchers examined the relationship between early childhood lower respiratory illnesses and structural lung changes in young adults.

Which influenza symptoms persist throughout the infection course, and which symptoms occur in the earlier vs later course of an influenza infection?

Researchers assessed whether switching to high-dose CS or anakinra is warranted in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia who do not responding to low-dose CS.

Frozen and lyophilized preparations in fecal microbiota transplantation are highly efficacious for treating Clostridium difficile infection.

The EXACOS-UK study explored the link between lower respiratory tract infections prior to COPD diagnosis and future COPD exacerbations and mortality.

In patients with COPD, are the outcomes of triple therapy with FF/UMEC/VI vs dual therapy with FF/VI and UMEC/VI affected by the patient’s smoking status?

A systematic review of the published literature is conducted to collect data regarding chronic dermatoses exacerbation after COVID-19 vaccination.

A large, retrospective claims data study identified patients with PH and COPD and analyzed how many of these patients used medications for each of these conditions.

Do patients with COVID-19-related ARDS have distinct respiratory system static compliance phenotypes and thus require an individualized approach to ventilation?