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Effect of corticosteroids on the clinical course of community-acquired pneumonia: a randomized controlled trial by Fernández-Serrano, Silvia, Dorca, Jordi, Garcia-Vidal, Carolina, Fernández-Sabé, Núria, Carratalà, Jordi, Fernández-Agüera, Ana, Corominas, Mercè, Padrones, Susana, Gudiol, Francesc, Manresa, Frederic

“…The benefit of corticosteroids as adjunctive treatment in patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) requiring hospital admission remains unclear…”
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Rainfall is a risk factor for sporadic cases of Legionella pneumophila pneumonia by Garcia-Vidal, Carolina, Labori, Maria, Viasus, Diego, Simonetti, Antonella, Garcia-Somoza, Dolors, Dorca, Jordi, Gudiol, Francesc, Carratalà, Jordi

“…It is not known whether rainfall increases the risk of sporadic cases of Legionella pneumonia. We sought to test this hypothesis in a prospective observational…”
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Risk factors and outcomes of organ-space surgical site infections after elective colon and rectal surgery by Gomila, Aina, Carratalà, Jordi, Camprubí, Daniel, Shaw, Evelyn, Badia, Josep Mª, Cruz, Antoni, Aguilar, Francesc, Nicolás, Carmen, Marrón, Anna, Mora, Laura, Perez, Rafel, Martin, Lydia, Vázquez, Rosa, Lopez, Ana Felisa, Limón, Enric, Gudiol, Francesc, Pujol, Miquel

“…Organ-space surgical site infections (SSI) are the most serious and costly infections after colorectal surgery. Most previous studies of risk factors for SSI…”
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Contribution of a Urinary Antigen Assay (Binax NOW) to the Early Diagnosis of Pneumococcal Pneumonia by Rosón, Beatriz, Fernández-Sabé, Nuria, Carratalà, Jordi, Verdaguer, Ricard, Dorca, Jordi, Manresa, Frederic, Gudiol, Francesc

“…We evaluated the usefulness of a rapid urinary antigen test (Binax NOW; Binax) to detect Streptococcus pneumoniae for the early diagnosis of community-acquired…”
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Clinical Outcomes for Hospitalized Patients with Legionella Pneumonia in the Antigenuria Era: The Influence of Levofloxacin Therapy by Mykietiuk, Analía, Carratalà, Jordi, Fernández-Sabé, Núria, Dorca, Jordi, Verdaguer, Ricard, Manresa, Frederic, Gudiol, Francesc

“…Background. Although the reduction in case-fatality rate recently observed among patients with Legionella pneumonia has been largely attributed to the…”
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Diagnosis and treatment of bacteremia and endocarditis due to Staphylococcus aureus . A clinical guideline from the Spanish Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (SEIMC) by Gudiol, Francesc, Aguado, José María, Almirante, Benito, Bouza, Emilio, Cercenado, Emilia, Domínguez, M. Ángeles, Gasch, Oriol, Lora-Tamayo, Jaime, Miró, José M, Palomar, Mercedes, Pascual, Alvaro, Pericas, Juan M, Pujol, Miquel, Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús, Shaw, Evelyn, Soriano, Alex, Vallés, Jordi

“…Abstract Both bacteremia and infective endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus aureus are common and severe diseases. The prognosis may darken not infrequently,…”
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Etiology, Reasons for Hospitalization, Risk Classes, and Outcomes of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Patients Hospitalized on the Basis of Conventional Admission Criteria by Rosón, Beatriz, Carratalà, Jordi, Dorca, Jordi, Casanova, Aurora, Manresa, Frederic, Gudiol, Francesc

“…We performed an observational analysis of prospectively collected data on 533 nonseverely immunosuppressed adult patients who were hospitalized for…”
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Prospective Study of the Usefulness of Sputum Gram Stain in the Initial Approach to Community-Acquired Pneumonia Requiring Hospitalization by Rosón, Beatriz, Carratalà, Jordi, Verdaguer, Ricard, Dorca, Jordi, Manresa, Frederic, Gudiol, Francesc

“…From February 1995 through May 1997, we prospectively studied 533 patients with community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalization in order to assess the…”
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Resistance to Penicillin and Cephalosporin and Mortality from Severe Pneumococcal Pneumonia in Barcelona, Spain by Pallares, Roman, Liñares, Josefina, Vadillo, Miquel, Cabellos, Carmen, Manresa, Frederic, Viladrich, Pedro F, Martin, Rogelio, Gudiol, Francesc

“…Since the first descriptions two decades ago of strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae with a decreased susceptibility to penicillin (minimal inhibitory…”
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Nosocomial Outbreak Due to Extended-Spectrum-Beta-Lactamase- Producing Enterobacter cloacae in a Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit by MANZUR, Adriana, TUBAU, Fe, PUJOL, Miquel, CALATAYUD, Laura, DOMINGUEZ, Maria Angeles, PENA, Carmen, SORA, Mercedes, GUDIOL, Francesc, ARIZA, Javier

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Molecular inflammatory responses measured in blood of patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia by Fernández-Serrano, Silvia, Dorca, Jordi, Coromines, Mercè, Carratalà, Jordi, Gudiol, Francesc, Manresa, Frederic

“…In order to analyze the characteristics of the inflammatory response occurring in blood during pneumonia, we studied 38 patients with severe community-acquired…”
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Serious Complications of Bacteremia Caused by Viridans Streptococci in Neutropenic Patients with Cancer by Marron, Anna, Carratalà, Jordi, González-Barca, Eva, Fernández-Sevilla, Alberto, Alcaide, Fernando, Gudiol, Francesc

“…We prospectively studied 485 episodes of bacteremia in neutropenic patients with cancer. Viridans streptococci caused a total of 88 episodes (18%). Ten (11%)…”
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Randomized, Double-Blind Trial of an Antibiotic-Lock Technique for Prevention of Gram-Positive Central Venous Catheter-Related Infection in Neutropenic Patients with Cancer by Carratalà, Jordi, Niubó, Jordi, Fernández-Sevilla, Alberto, Juvé, Eulalia, Castellsagué, Xavier, Berlanga, Juan, Liñares, Josefina, Gudiol, Francesc

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Clinical Diagnosis of Legionella Pneumonia Revisited: Evaluation of the Community-Based Pneumonia Incidence Study Group Scoring System by Fernández-Sabé, Núria, Rosón, Beatriz, Carratalà, Jordi, Dorca, Jordi, Manresa, Frederic, Gudiol, Francesc

“…This prospective case-control study sought to identify differences in presentation between Legionella pneumonia (LP) diagnosed by urinary antigen and…”
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Nosocomial Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia among nasal carriers of methicillin-resistant and methicillin-susceptible strains by Pujol, M, Peña, C, Pallares, R, Ariza, J, Ayats, J, Dominguez, M A, Gudiol, F

“…To determine the relevance of nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus, either methicillin-sensitive (MSSA) or methicillin-resistant (MRSA), as a risk factor…”
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Experimental Study of LY333328 (Oritavancin), Alone and in Combination, in Therapy of Cephalosporin-Resistant Pneumococcal Meningitis by CABELLOS, Carmen, FERNANDEZ, Antonio, MAIQUES, Jose M, TUBAU, Fe, ARDANUY, Carmen, VILADRICH, Pedro F, LINARES, Josefina, GUDIOL, Francesc

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Relevance of Digestive Tract Colonization in the Epidemiology of Nosocomial Infections Due to Multiresistant Acinetobacter baumannii by Corbella, Xavier, Pujol, Miquel, Ayats, Josefina, Sendra, Montserrat, Ardanuy, Carmen, Domínguez, M. Angeles, Liñares, Josefina, Ariza, Javier, Gudiol, Francese

“…Fecal colonization with multiresistant Acinetobacter baumannii was evaluated in 189 consecutive patients in intensive care units (ICUs) during two different…”
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Emergence of Quinolone-Resistant Escherichia coli Bacteremia in Neutropenic Patients with Cancer Who Have Received Prophylactic Norfloxacin by Carratalá, Jordi, Fernández-Sevilla, Alberto, Tubau, Fe, Callis, Manuel, Gudiol, Francesc

“…Between January 1988 and December 1992, 35 episodes of Escherichia coli bacteremia were identified in a series of 230 cases of bacteremia in neutropenic…”
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Evidence for antibiotic cycling in control of resistance by Pujol, Miquel, Gudiol, Francesc

“…There is growing concern about the increasing rates of resistance among human pathogens. These high rates of resistance, which are a consequence of antibiotic…”
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Bacteremia Due to Viridans Streptococci That Are Highly Resistant to Penicillin: Increase Among Neutropenic Patients with Cancer by Carratalá, Jordi, Alcaide, Fernando, Fernández-Sevilla, Alberto, Corbella, Xavier, Liñares, Josefina, Gudiol, Francesc

“…We prospectively studied 260 episodes of bacteremia that occurred over a 6-year period in neutropenic patients with cancer. Twenty-three episodes were caused…”
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