2021
Understanding the Host in the Management of Pneumonia. An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report
Dela Cruz CS, Evans SE, Restrepo MI, Dean N, Torres A, Amara-Elori I, Awasthi S, Caler E, Cao B, Chalmers JD, Chastre J, Cohen TS, Cohen AH, Crothers K, Di YP, Egan ME, Feldman C, Gautam S, Halstead ES, Herold S, Jones BE, Luna C, Niederman MS, Mendez R, Menendez R, Mizgerd JP, Nusrat R, Ramirez J, Shindo Y, Waterer G, Yeligar SM, Wunderink RG. Understanding the Host in the Management of Pneumonia. An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2021, 18: 1087-1097. PMID: 34242148, PMCID: PMC8328365, DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.202102-209st.BooksMeSH KeywordsConsensusCritical IllnessHumansImmunocompromised HostPneumoniaResearch ReportUnited StatesConceptsLung infectionOfficial American Thoracic Society Workshop ReportAmerican Thoracic Society meetingLong-term health outcomesRisk of pneumoniaHost risk factorsManagement of pneumoniaExtremes of ageClinical practice guidelinesTreatment of pneumoniaInnovative trial designsPneumonia pathogenesisCritical illnessPulmonary infectionImmunosuppressive disordersPneumonia therapyOutcome definitionsRisk factorsClinical trialsPractice guidelinesRespiratory diseasePneumoniaPneumonia StudySystemic effectsTrial design
2015
Association between serum 25‐hydroxyvitamin D level and pulmonary exacerbations in cystic fibrosis
Vanstone MB, Egan ME, Zhang JH, Carpenter TO. Association between serum 25‐hydroxyvitamin D level and pulmonary exacerbations in cystic fibrosis. Pediatric Pulmonology 2015, 50: 441-446. PMID: 25657016, DOI: 10.1002/ppul.23161.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary function testsCystic fibrosisPulmonary exacerbationsPediatric patientsD levelsYale-New Haven HospitalPediatric CF patientsVitamin D sufficiencyRetrospective chart reviewVitamin D statusStrongest independent determinantCF care centersPatients ages 5Logistic regression analysisAnnual numberD sufficiencyD statusChart reviewClinic visitsLung functionPulmonary functionAntibiotic therapyFunction testsHospitalization ratesIndependent determinants