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A review on natural and human-induced geohazards and impacts in karst by Gutiérrez, F., Parise, M., De Waele, J., Jourde, H.

“…Karst environments are characterized by distinctive landforms related to dissolution and a dominant subsurface drainage. The direct connection between the…”
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Antimicrobial therapeutic drug monitoring in critically ill adult patients: a Position Paper by Abdul-Aziz, Mohd H., Alffenaar, Jan-Willem C., Bassetti, Matteo, Bracht, Hendrik, Dimopoulos, George, Marriott, Deborah, Neely, Michael N., Paiva, Jose-Artur, Pea, Federico, Sjovall, Fredrik, Timsit, Jean F., Udy, Andrew A., Wicha, Sebastian G., Zeitlinger, Markus, De Waele, Jan J., Roberts, Jason A.

“…Purpose This Position Paper aims to review and discuss the available data on therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) of antibacterials, antifungals and antivirals in…”
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Necrotizing skin and soft-tissue infections in the intensive care unit by Peetermans, M., de Prost, N., Eckmann, C., Norrby-Teglund, A., Skrede, S., De Waele, J.J.

“…Necrotizing skin and soft-tissue infections (NSTI) are rare but potentially life-threatening and disabling infections that often require intensive care unit…”
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Micafungin versus Caspofungin for Treatment of Candidemia and Other Forms of Invasive Candidiasis by Pappas, Peter G., Rotstein, Coleman M. F., Betts, Robert F., Nucci, Marcio, Talwar, Deepak, De Waele, Jan J., Vazquez, Jose A., Dupont, Bertrand F., Horn, David L., Ostrosky-Zeichner, Luis, Reboli, Annette C., Suh, Byungse, Digumarti, Raghunadharao, Wu, Chunzhang, Kovanda, Laura L., Arnold, Leah J., Buell, Donald N.

“…Background. Invasive candidiasis is an important cause of morbidity and mortality among patients with health care–associated infection. The echinocandins have…”
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A microbiologist consultant should attend daily ICU rounds by Schouten, J., De Angelis, G., De Waele, J. J.

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Conventional amphotericin B must be avoided in Candida infections by Martin-Loeches, I., De Waele, J. J., Timsit, J. F., Bassetti, M.

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Transition from unclassified Ktedonobacterales to Actinobacteria during amorphous silica precipitation in a quartzite cave environment by Ghezzi, D., Sauro, F., Columbu, A., Carbone, C., Hong, P.-Y., Vergara, F., De Waele, J., Cappelletti, M.

“…The orthoquartzite Imawarì Yeuta cave hosts exceptional silica speleothems and represents a unique model system to study the geomicrobiology associated to…”
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Clinical and Economic Outcomes in Critically Ill Patients with Nosocomial Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections by Blot, Stijn I., Depuydt, Pieter, Annemans, Lieven, Benoit, Dominique, Hoste, Eric, De Waele, Jan J., Decruyenaere, Johan, Vogelaers, Dirk, Colardyn, Francis, Vandewoude, Koenraad H.

“…Background. Central venous catheters are universally used during the treatment of critically ill patients. Their use, however, is associated with a substantial…”
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Therapeutic management of peritonitis: a comprehensive guide for intensivists by Montravers, P., Blot, S., Dimopoulos, G., Eckmann, C., Eggimann, P., Guirao, X., Paiva, J. A., Sganga, G., De Waele, J.

“…Purpose The management of peritonitis in critically ill patients is becoming increasingly complex due to their changing characteristics and the growing…”
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Understanding antibiotic stewardship for the critically ill by De Waele, J. J., Schouten, J., Dimopoulos, G.

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Measuring antibiotics in exhaled air in critically ill, non-ventilated patients: A feasibility and proof of concept study by Herregodts, J., Van Vooren, S., Deschuyteneer, E., Dhaese, S.A.M., Stove, V., Verstraete, A.G., De Waele, J.J.

“…Measurement of antibiotic concentrations is increasingly used to optimize antibiotic therapy. Plasma samples are typically used for this, but other matrices…”
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Determinants of prescription and choice of empirical therapy for hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia by RELLO, J, ULLDEMOLINS, M, DIAZ, E, LISBOA, T, KOULENTI, D, MANEZ, R, MARTIN-LOECHES, I, DE WAELE, J. J, PUTENSEN, C, GUVEN, M, DEJA, M

“…The objectives of this study were to assess the determinants of empirical antibiotic choice, prescription patterns and outcomes in patients with…”
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Prevalence and Outcomes of Infection Among Patients in Intensive Care Units in 2017 by Vincent, Jean-Louis, Sakr, Yasser, Singer, Mervyn, Martin-Loeches, Ignacio, Machado, Flavia R, Marshall, John C, Finfer, Simon, Pelosi, Paolo, Brazzi, Luca, Aditianingsih, Dita, Timsit, Jean-François, Du, Bin, Wittebole, Xavier, Máca, Jan, Kannan, Santhana, Gorordo-Delsol, Luis A, De Waele, Jan J, Mehta, Yatin, Bonten, Marc J. M, Khanna, Ashish K, Kollef, Marin, Human, Mariesa, Angus, Derek C

“…IMPORTANCE: Infection is frequent among patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). Contemporary information about the types of infections, causative pathogens,…”
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Understanding abdominal compartment syndrome by De Waele, J. J., De laet, I., Malbrain, M. L. N. G.

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Antimicrobial stewardship, therapeutic drug monitoring and infection management in the ICU: results from the international A- TEAMICU survey by Lanckohr, Christian, Boeing, Christian, De Waele, Jan J., de Lange, Dylan W., Schouten, Jeroen, Prins, Menno, Nijsten, Maarten, Povoa, Pedro, Morris, Andrew Conway, Bracht, Hendrik

“…Background Severe infections and multidrug-resistant pathogens are common in critically ill patients. Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) and therapeutic drug…”
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Effect of decompressive laparotomy on organ function in patients with abdominal compartment syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Van Damme, Lana, De Waele, Jan J

“…Decompressive laparotomy has been advised as potential treatment for abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) when medical management fails; yet, the effect on…”
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Pathogen-based target attainment of optimized continuous infusion dosing regimens of piperacillin-tazobactam and meropenem in surgical ICU patients: a prospective single center observational study by De Corte, Thomas, Verhaeghe, Jarne, Dhaese, Sofie, Van Vooren, Sarah, Boelens, Jerina, G. Verstraete, Alain, Stove, Veronique, Ongenae, Femke, De Bus, Liesbet, Depuydt, Pieter, Van Hoecke, Sofie, J. De Waele, Jan

“…Background Several studies have indicated that commonly used piperacillin-tazobactam (TZP) and meropenem (MEM) dosing regimens lead to suboptimal plasma…”
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ESICM/ESCMID task force on practical management of invasive candidiasis in critically ill patients by Martin-Loeches, Ignacio, Antonelli, Massimo, Cuenca-Estrella, Manuel, Dimopoulos, George, Einav, Sharon, De Waele, Jan J., Garnacho-Montero, Jose, Kanj, Souha S., Machado, Flavia R., Montravers, Philippe, Sakr, Yasser, Sanguinetti, Maurizio, Timsit, Jean-Francois, Bassetti, Matteo

“…Introduction The term invasive candidiasis (IC) refers to both bloodstream and deep-seated invasive infections, such as peritonitis, caused by Candida species…”
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A Clinician's Guide to Management of Intra-abdominal Hypertension and Abdominal Compartment Syndrome in Critically Ill Patients by De Laet, Inneke E, Malbrain, Manu L N G, De Waele, Jan J

“…This article is one of ten reviews selected from the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2020. Other selected articles can be found online…”
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A Systematic Review of the Definitions, Determinants, and Clinical Outcomes of Antimicrobial De-escalation in the Intensive Care Unit by Tabah, Alexis, Cotta, Menino Osbert, Garnacho-Montero, Jose, Schouten, Jeroen, Roberts, Jason A., Lipman, Jeffrey, Tacey, Mark, Timsit, Jean-François, Leone, Marc, Zahar, Jean Ralph, De Waele, Jan J.

“…Antimicrobial de-escalation (ADE) is a strategy to reduce the spectrum of antimicrobials and aims to prevent the emergence of bacterial resistance. We present…”
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