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Nosocomial influenza in south-western Swiss hospitals during two seasonal epidemics: an observational study by Qalla-Widmer, L., Héquet, D., Troillet, N., Petignat, C., Balmelli, C., Bassi, C., Bellini, C., Chave, J.-P., Cometta, A., Christin, L., Clerc, O., Daher, O., Fuehrer, U., Marchetti, O., Merz, L., Portillo, V., Pralong, G., Sandoz, L., Senn, L., Tâche, F., Iten, A.

“…In Switzerland each year, influenza leads to between 112,000 and 275,000 medical consultations. Data on nosocomial influenza infection are limited. To describe…”
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CSF lactate for accurate diagnosis of community-acquired bacterial meningitis by Giulieri, S., Chapuis-Taillard, C., Jaton, K., Cometta, A., Chuard, C., Hugli, O., Du Pasquier, R., Bille, J., Meylan, P., Manuel, O., Marchetti, O.

“…CSF lactate measurement is recommended when nosocomial meningitis is suspected, but its value in community-acquired bacterial meningitis is controversial. We…”
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Cefepime versus Imipenem-Cilastatin for Treatment of Nosocomial Pneumonia in Intensive Care Unit Patients: a Multicenter, Evaluator-Blind, Prospective, Randomized Study by ZANETTI, G, BALLY, F, KRAWCZYK, L, RUBINSTEIN, E, SCHALLER, M.-D, CHIOLERO, R, GLAUSER, M.-P, COMETTA, A, GREUB, G, GARBINO, J, KINGE, T, LEW, D, ROMAND, J.-A, BILLE, J, AYMON, D, STRATCHOUNSKI, L

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Vancomycin versus Placebo for Treating Persistent Fever in Patients with Neutropenic Cancer Receiving Piperacillin-Tazobactam Monotherapy by Cometta, A., Kern, W. V., De Bock, R., Paesmans, M., Vandenbergh, M., Crokaert, F., Engelhard, D., Marchetti, O., Akan, H., Skoutelis, A., Korten, V., Vandercam, M., Gaya, H., Padmos, A., Klastersky, J., Zinner, S., Glauser, M. P., Calandra, T., Viscoli, C.

“…This prospective, double-blind trial assessed whether the addition of a glycopeptide would be able to reduce the time to defervescence in neutropenic patients…”
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Prospective Randomized Comparison of Imipenem-Cilastatin and Piperacillin-Tazobactam in Nosocomial Pneumonia or Peritonitis by JACCARD, C, TROILLET, N, AMBROSETTI, P, PRAZ, G, LEW, D, BILLE, J, GLAUSER, M. P, COMETTA, A, HARBARTH, S, ZANETTI, G, AYMON, D, SCHNEIDER, R, CHIOLERO, R, RICOU, B, ROMAND, J, HUBER, O

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Piperacillin–tazobactam monotherapy in high-risk febrile and neutropenic cancer patients by Viscoli, C., Cometta, A., Kern, W.V., de Bock, R., Paesmans, M., Crokaert, F., Glauser, M.P., Calandra, T.

“…Combination therapy with a β-lactam plus an aminoglycoside has been the standard approach for treating febrile neutropenia for many years. More recently,…”
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Monotherapy with meropenem versus combination therapy with ceftazidime plus amikacin as empiric therapy for fever in granulocytopenic patients with cancer by COMETTA, A, CALANDRA, T, LANGENAEKEN, J, MICOZZI, A, PADMOS, A, PAESMANS, M, VISCOLI, C, GLAUSER, M. P, GAYA, H, ZINNER, S. H, DE BOCK, R, DEL FAVERO, A, BUCANEVE, G, CROKAERT, F, KERN, W. V, KLASTERSKY, J

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Investigation of classical epidemiological links between patients harbouring identical, non-predominant meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus genotypes and lessons for epidemiological tracking by Senn, L, Zanetti, G, Bally, F, Chuard, C, Cometta, A, Burr, M, Eisenring, M.-C, Basset, P, Blanc, D.S

“…Summary According to molecular epidemiology theory, two isolates belong to the same chain of transmission if they are similar according to a highly…”
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Prospective randomized comparison of imipenem monotherapy with imipenem plus netilmicin for treatment of severe infections in nonneutropenic patients by COMETTA, A, BAUMGARTNER, J. D, RICOU, B, SUTER, P, AUCKENTHALER, R, CHIOLERO, R, BILLE, J, SCHEIDEGGER, C, FREI, R, GLAUSER, M. P, LEW, D, ZIMMERLI, W, PITTET, D, CHOPART, P, SCHAAD, U, HERTER, C, EGGIMANN, P, HUBER, O

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Full-course oral levofloxacin for treatment of hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia by ERARD, V, LAMY, O, BOCHUD, P.-Y, BILLE, J, COMETTA, A, CALANDRA, T

“…Most guidelines for the management of hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) recommend commencing therapy with intravenous antibiotics,…”
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Cost-effectiveness of full-course oral levofloxacin in severe community-acquired pneumonia by Wasserfallen, J-B, Erard, V, Cometta, A, Calandra, T, Lamy, O

“…Oral levofloxacin is as efficient as sequential antibiotic treatment in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). The current authors assessed whether oral…”
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Piperacillin-tazobactam plus amikacin versus ceftazidime plus amikacin as empiric therapy for fever in granulocytopenic patients with cancer by Cometta, A, Zinner, S, De Bock, R, Calandra, T, Gaya, H, Klastersky, J, Langenaeken, J, Paesmans, M, Viscoli, C, Glauser, M P

“…Gram-positive bacteria have become the predominant infecting organisms in granulocytopenic cancer patients. Empiric antibiotic regimens used in febrile…”
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In vitro antimicrobial activity of moxifloxacin against bacterial strains isolated from blood of neutropenic cancer patients by COMETTA, A, MARCHETTI, O, CALANDRA, T, BILLE, J, KERN, W. V, ZINNER, S

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Molecular epidemiology of fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli bloodstream isolates from patients admitted to European cancer centers by OETHINGER, M, CONRAD, S, KAIFEL, K, COMETTA, A, BILLE, J, KLOTZ, G, GLAUSER, M. P, MARRE, R, KERN, W. V

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Q fever pneumonia complicated by acute respiratory distress syndrome by Oddo, M, Jolidon, R M, Péter, O, Poli, S, Cometta, A

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Right-Sided Pacemaker-Related Endocarditis Due to Acremonium Species by Heitmann, L., Cometta, A., Hurni, M., Aebischer, N., Tschan-Schild, I., Bille, J.

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Empiric antibiotic monotherapy with carbapenems in febrile neutropenia: a review by Cometta, A, Glauser, M P

“…Early empiric antibiotic therapy can significantly decrease the risk of mortality and infectious morbidity in patients with hematologic malignancies…”
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Antibiotic therapy for gram-negative bacteremia by Calandra, T, Cometta, A

“…Although antibiotic therapy is the mainstay of therapy for gram-negative bacillary bacteremia, the amelioration of the underlying conditions, the correction of…”
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Empirical treatment of fever in neutropenic children: the role of the carbapenems by COMETTA, ALAIN, VISCOLI, CLAUDIO, CASTAGNOLA, ELIO, MASSIMO, LUISA, GIACCHINO, RAFFAELE, GIBSON, BRENDA, GIACCHINO, MAREVA, BALBO, LUCIANO, ENGELHARD, DAN, SHAPIRO, MERRWYN, AMSALLEM, DANIEL, ESTAVOYER, JEAN-MARIE, FERSTER, ALINA, GLAUSER, MICHEL P

“…The occurrence of fever during periods of neutropenia in children with cancer presents a difficult problem for the clinician. Neutropenic patients are at high…”
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Oral versus Intravenous Empirical Antimicrobial Therapy for Fever in Patients with Granulocytopenia Who Are Receiving Cancer Chemotherapy by Kern, Winfried V, Cometta, Alain, de Bock, Robrecht, Langenaeken, John, Paesmans, Marianne, Zanetti, Giorgio, Calandra, Thierry, Glauser, Michel P, Crokaert, Françoise, Klastersky, Jean, Skoutelis, Athanasios, Bassaris, Harry, Zinner, Stephen H, Viscoli, Claudio, Engelhard, Dan, Padmos, Andrew, Gaya, Harold

“…Combinations of β-lactams and aminoglycosides or monotherapy with ceftazidime or a carbapenem has been recommended as standard empirical therapy for fever in…”
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