Podcast #325: Vaping and Pneumonia

Emergency Medical Minute

May 04, 2018•3 min

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Episode description

Author: Sam Killian, MD

Educational Pearls:

Being exposed to E-cigarette vapor may increase risk of pneumonia.
Recent study has shown e-cigarette vapor increases quantities of Platelet-activating-receptor factor in epithelial cells, which may aid pneumococcal bacteria in entering pneumocytes.

References:

Miyashita L, et al. (2018). E-cigarette vapour enhances pneumococcal adherence to airway epithelial cells. The European Respiratory Journal. 7;51(2).

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