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• Association between SGLT2 Inhibitors vs DPP-4 Inhibitors and Risk of Pneumonia Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes - J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2021 Nov 8 - "Compared to DPP4is, SGLT2is use was associated with a reduced risk of pneumonia and pneumonia mortality in a real-world setting"
• Dietary zinc protects against Streptococcus pneumoniae infection, study finds - Science Daily, 8/22/19 - "mice with lower zinc intake succumbed to infection up to three times faster because their immune systems had insufficient zinc to aid in killing the bacteria ... Pneumonia accounts for more than one million deaths every year, with the greatest health burden in countries where zinc deficiency frequently remains a major social challenge" - See Jarrow Zinc Balance at Amazon.com.
• Probiotic and synbiotic therapy in critical illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Crit Care. 2016 Aug 19;19:262 - "Thirty trials that enrolled 2972 patients were identified for analysis. Probiotics were associated with a significant reduction in infections (risk ratio 0.80, 95 % confidence interval (CI) 0.68, 0.95, P = 0.009; heterogeneity I (2) = 36 %, P = 0.09). Further, a significant reduction in the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) was found (risk ratio 0.74" - See probiotic products at Amazon.com.
• Extra vitamin E protected older mice from getting common type of pneumonia - Science Daily, 12/16/14 - "The older mice fed a diet containing extra amounts of vitamin E, the equivalent to about 200 IU/day consumed by humans -- about 10 times the Recommended Daily Allowance but well below the upper limit -- were far more resistant to the bacteria than the older mice that had a normal amount of vitamin E in their diet ... Compared to the mice that had normal amounts of vitamin E in their diet, the mice fed extra vitamin E had ... 1,000 times fewer bacteria in their lungs ... Two times fewer the number of white blood cells (neutrophils) ... The reduced numbers of bacteria and white blood cells resulted in less lung damage in the older mice who received extra vitamin" - See Jarrow FamilE (contains all eight members of the vitamin E family, includes Tocomin) at Amazon.com.
• Vitamin D Level and Risk of Community-Acquired Pneumonia and Sepsis - Nutrients. 2014 Jun 10;6(6):2196-2205 - "The 25(OH)D levels <37 nmol/L (adjusted odds ratio (OR) 2.57, 95% CI 1.08-6.08) were strongly associated with increased odds of CAP hospitalization" - See vitamin D at Amazon.com.
• Vitamin D deficiency in pneumonia patients associated with increased mortality - Science Daily, 5/10/11 - "vitamin D deficiency was associated with higher mortality within the first 30 days after hospital admission for pneumonia. The association between vitamin D deficiency was not explained by patient age, sex, comorbidities, the severity of the systemic inflammatory response, or other known prognostic factors"
• Vitamin E may increase or decrease the risk of pneumonia, depending on smoking and exercise - Science Daily, 2/17/11
• Healthy gums, healthy lungs: Maintaining healthy teeth and gums may reduce risk for pneumonia, chronic obstructive pumonary disease - Science Daily, 1/18/11 - "patients with respiratory diseases had worse periodontal health than the control group, suggesting a relationship between respiratory disease and periodontal disease. Researchers suspect that the presence of oral pathogens associated with periodontal disease may increase a patient's risk of developing or exacerbating respiratory disease"
• Probiotic therapy cuts risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia in half for some in ICU, study finds - Science Daily, 6/17/10 - "daily use of probiotics not only decreased VAP infections by about 50 percent compared to placebo, but also reduced the amount of antibiotics needed in comparison to placebo-treated patients. This reduction in antibiotic consumption led to significantly fewer Clostridium difficile infections in patients given probiotics. No side effects attributable to the probiotics were observed"
• Serum zinc and pneumonia in nursing home elderly - Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Oct;86(4):1167-1173 - "Normal serum zinc concentrations in nursing home elderly are associated with a decreased incidence and duration of pneumonia, a decreased number of new antibiotic prescriptions, and a decrease in the days of antibiotic use. Zinc supplementation to maintain normal serum zinc concentrations in the elderly may help reduce the incidence of pneumonia and associated morbidity"
• Zinc Therapy Accelerates Recovery From Pneumonia - Science Daily, 5/21/04

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• Association of Proton Pump Inhibitors Usage with Risk of Pneumonia in Dementia Patients - J Am Geriatr Soc. 2017 Mar 21 - "PPI usage in dementia patients is associated with an 89% increased risk of pneumonia"
• Community Acquired Pneumonia Incidence Before and After Proton Pump Inhibitor Prescription - Medscape, 12/16/16 - "The adjusted Cox regression showed a risk of community acquired pneumonia 1.67 (95% confidence interval 1.55 to 1.79) times higher for patients exposed to PPI than for controls"
• Flu Vaccine May Also Protect Against Pneumonia - WebMD, 10/5/15 - "We estimate that approximately 57 percent of hospitalizations due to influenza pneumonia could be prevented by influenza vaccination ... The leading cause of these hospitalizations and deaths is not flu itself, but pneumonia, which is a common complication of flu ... The flu is a great enabler ... It enables heart disease, pneumonia, appendicitis, sore throats and earaches ... And pneumonia is the number one cause of hospitalization and death"
• Pneumonia death rate lower among people who take statins, study suggests - Science Daily, 4/4/11 - "Patients with a record of pneumonia were followed for six months to see if they died and the scientists found that 13% (109 out of 847) of statin users died compared with 20% (578 out of 2927) of non-statin users"
• Acid suppressive medication may increase risk of pneumonia - Science Daily, 12/20/10
• Kidney injury linked to greater risk of death among pneumonia patients - Science Daily, 3/2/10
• Statins Associated With Lower Risk Of Death From Pneumonia - Science Daily, 10/27/08
• Stick With Simple Antibiotics For Pneumonia To Avoid Super Bugs, Says Researcher - Science Daily, 8/26/08
• Antipsychotic Drugs Increase Risk Of Developing Pneumonia In Elderly, Study Suggests - Science Daily, 4/15/08
• Excess Pneumonia Deaths Linked To Engine Exhaust, Study Suggests - Science Daily, 4/14/08
• Pneumonia Patients Who Previously Received Vaccine Have Lower Rate of Death or ICU Admission - Doctor's Guide, 10/10/07
• Five-Day Therapy Course With Gemifloxacin Effective Against Community-Acquired Pneumonia - Doctor's Guide, 10/16/06
• Moxifloxacin Monotherapy as Effective as High-Dose Levofloxacin and Ceftriaxone Combination Therapy in Treating Patients With Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia - Doctor's Guide, 4/7/06
• Vaccinated Adults Less Likely to Die from Pneumonia - Doctor's Guide, 3/16/06
• Newer Antibiotic More Effective At Treating Elders' Pneumonia - Doctor's Guide, 1/24/06
• Revised Guidelines for Hospital Acquired Pneumonia Stress Higher Doses and Shorter Duration of Antibiotic Treatment - Doctor's Guide, 11/4/05
• Preventing Pneumonia in Children Helps Prevent Pneumonia in Older Adults - Doctor's Guide, 10/29/05
• Kids May Be Saving Elders From Pneumonia - WebMD, 10/25/05
• Cholesterol-Lowering Drug May Help Pneumonia - CBS 2 Chicago, 7/25/05 - "people with pneumonia were nearly three times less likely to die if they had been taking statin drugs prior to their hospitalization"
• Vaccine Prevents Deadly Pneumonia in African Children - Doctor's Guide, 3/25/05
• New Antibiotic Target Could Mean The End Of Pneumonia - Science Daily, 12/28/04
• Avelox (Moxifloxacin) Appears To Successfully Cure Pneumonia In Difficult-To-Treat Elderly Patients - Doctor's Guide, 11/15/04
• Dental Plaque May Harbor Pathogens for Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia - Medscape, 11/11/04
• Topical Chlorhexidine Reduces Risk of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia - Doctor's Guide, 11/2/04
• Fluoroquinolones Seen as Best Choice for Treatment of Community-acquired Pneumonia - Doctor's Guide, 11/2/04
• Oral Medication Equivalent to IV for Children With Pneumonia - Doctor's Guide, 9/13/04
• Pneumonia vaccine seen to perform double duty - MSNBC, 7/11/04
• Short Course of Levofloxacin Effective and Safe for Treatment of Severe Pneumonia - Doctor's Guide, 5/25/04
• FDA Approves Avelox (Moxifloxacin) for Community Acquired Pneumonia Due to Multi-Drug Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae - Doctor's Guide, 5/19/04
• Individualized Approach Urged in Treating Bronchitis and Pneumonia - Doctor's Guide, 4/26/04
• Community-acquired pneumonia - Physician's Weekly, 4/5/04
• Linezolid Appears to be Superior Treatment For Drug-Resistant Pneumonia - Doctor's Guide, 3/2/04
• Short-Course Antimicrobial Therapy Shortens Length of Stay, Reduces Treatment Costs for Community-Acquired Pneumonia - Doctor's Guide, 2/26/04
• Revaccination Can be Safely Recommended for Elderly Patients at Risk of Pneumonia - Doctor's Guide, 11/24/03
• Longer Course Antibiotics Do Not Appear Superior to 8-Day Therapy in Most Adults with Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia - Doctor's Guide, 11/19/03
• Levaquin (Levofloxacin) Receives FDA Approval for 5-Day Treatment of Community Acquired Pneumonia - Doctor's Guide, 10/24/03
• When Treating Community-Acquired Pneumonia, Check Guidelines First - Doctor's Guide, 10/13/03
• Telithromycin Reduces Treatment Costs and Hospitalisations in Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumonia - Doctor's Guide, 10/2/03
• Traditional Guidelines for Community-Acquired Pneumonia Lead to Over-Treatment - Doctor's Guide, 9/22/03
• Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Reduces Antibiotic-Resistant Infections - Doctor's Guide, 9/22/03
• Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia Commonly Caused by Resistance to Gram-Negative Bacteria - Doctor's Guide, 9/19/03
• FDA Approves Factive (gemifloxacin mesylate) For Multi-Drug Resistant S. Pneumoniae Indication - Doctor's Guide, 7/29/03
• Pneumonia Results from Physicians Not Meeting Guidelines for Intensive-Care Admissions - Doctor's Guide, 6/9/03
• New Data Show Continued Efficacy Of Rocephin (Ceftriaxone) Against Community-Acquired Pneumonia-Causing Bacteria - Doctor's Guide, 6/4/03
• Linezolid Superior to Vancomycin for Methicillin-Resistant Pneumonia - Doctor's Guide, 5/23/03
• Telithromycin Effective in Treating Elderly Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia - Doctor's Guide, 5/20/03
• Vaccination Does Not Prevent Pneumonia In Older People - Doctor's Guide, 5/1/03
• Vaccinating Kids Cuts Adult Pneumonia - WebMD, 4/30/03
• FDA Approves More Convenient Dosing Regimen For Zosyn (Piperacillin/Tazobactam) - Doctor's Guide, 4/29/03