Increased risk of pneumococcal pneumonia with hospital admission during school holidays

(European Lung Foundation) A study presented Sept. 6, 2016, at this year's European Respiratory Society International Congress in London, UK, shows that adults admitted to hospital during school holidays are 38 percent more likely to have pneumococcal community-acquired pneumonia than those admitted during term time. The study is by Dr. Priya Daniel, Clinical Research Fellow and Specialist Registrar in Respiratory Medicine, Nottingham University Hospitals Trust, UK, and colleagues.