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Ventilator-associated pneumonia

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J Chastre, JY Fagon - American journal of respiratory and critical care …, 2002 - 171.66.122.149
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) continues to complicate the course of 8 to 28% of patients
receiving mechanical ventilation (MV). In contrast to infections of more frequently involved organs
(eg, urinary tract and skin), for which mortality is low, ranging from 1 to 4%, the mortality ...
Cited by 1106 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 15 versions

Nosocomial bloodstream infections in US hospitals: analysis of 24,179 cases from …


H Wisplinghoff, T Bischoff, SM Tallent, H … - Clinical infectious …, 2004 - UChicago Press
Featured in New York Times "Searching the Web for Flu Outbreaks" November 28, 2008 Using
Internet Searches for Influenza Surveillance Philip M. Polgreen, Yiling Chen, David M.
Pennock, and Forrest D. Nelson One study, published by the journal Clinical Infectious ...
Cited by 832 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 8 versions

Comparison of 8 vs 15 days of antibiotic therapy for ventilator-associated …

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J Chastre, M Wolff, JY Fagon, S Chevret, F Thomas, D … - Jama, 2003 - Am Med Assoc
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your experience on this site better. ... Context The optimal duration of antimicrobial ...
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Humans as the world's greatest evolutionary force

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SR Palumbi - Science, 2001 - sciencemag.org
In addition to altering global ecology, technology and human population growth also affect evolutionary
trajectories, dramatically accelerating evolutionary change in other species, especially in commercially
important, pest, and disease organisms. Such changes are apparent in antibiotic and ...
Cited by 305 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 37 versions

Delaying the empiric treatment of Candida bloodstream infection until positive …

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M Morrell, VJ Fraser, MH Kollef - Antimicrobial agents and …, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
Fungal bloodstream infections are associated with significant patient mortality and health care
costs. Nevertheless, the relationship between a delay of the initial empiric antifungal treatment
until blood culture results are known and the clinical outcome is not well established. A ...
Cited by 262 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 10 versions

The commonality of risk factors for nosocomial colonization and infection with …

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N Safdar, DG Maki - Annals of internal medicine, 2002 - Am Coll Physicians
Recent years have witnessed a rapidly growing crisis in antimi- crobial resistance, especially
among microorganisms that cause nosocomial infection. To better understand common risk factors
among multiresistant organisms, this review explores risk factors for nosocomial infection ...
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Increased leukotriene B4 and 8-isoprostane in exhaled breath condensate of …

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WA Biernacki, SA Kharitonov, PJ Barnes - British Medical Journal, 2003 - thorax.bmj.com
Results: LTB4 concentrations were raised during the COPD exacerbation (mean (SE) 15.8
(1.1) pg/ml and fell after treatment with antibiotics to 9.9 (0.9) pg/ml (p<0.0001). In 12 patients
the level of LTB4 fell further from 10.6 (1.1) pg/ml to 8.5 (0.8) pg/ml (p<0.005) after 2 ...
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa bloodstream infection: importance of appropriate initial …

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ST Micek, AE Lloyd, DJ Ritchie, RM Reichley, … - Antimicrobial agents …, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
Pseudomonas aeruginosa bloodstream infection is a serious infection with significant patient
mortality and health-care costs. Nevertheless, the relationship between initial appropriate antimicrobial
treatment and clinical outcomes is not well established. This study was a retrospective ...
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Considerations in control and treatment of nosocomial infections due to multidrug- …


C Urban, S Segal-Maurer, JJ Rahal, EJC … - Clinical infectious …, 2003 - UChicago Press
Featured in Toronto Star "Pigs, viruses and politics" May 2, 2009 Are Swine Workers in the United
States at Increased Risk of Infection with Zoonotic Influenza Virus? Kendall P. Myers, Christopher
W. Olsen, Sharon F. Setterquist, Ana W. Capuano, Kelley J. Donham, Eileen L. Thacker, ...
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Emerging resistance among bacterial pathogens in the intensive care unit – a …


ME Jones, DC Draghi, C Thornsberry, JA … - Annals of Clinical …, 2004 - ann-clinmicrob.com
Oxacillin resistance rates among Staphylococcus aureus isolates ranged from 19.7% to
59.4%. Penicillin resistance rates among Streptococcus pneumoniae varied from 2.0% in Germany
to as high as 20.2% in the US; however, ceftriaxone resistance rates were comparably ...
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