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ESCMID guideline for the diagnosis and management of Candida diseases 2012: non‐neutropenic adult patients by Cornely, O. A., Bassetti, M., Calandra, T., Garbino, J., Kullberg, B. J., Lortholary, O., Meersseman, W., Akova, M., Arendrup, M. C., Arikan‐Akdagli, S., Bille, J., Castagnola, E., Cuenca‐Estrella, M., Donnelly, J. P., Groll, A. H., Herbrecht, R., Hope, W. W., Jensen, H. E., Lass‐Flörl, C., Petrikkos, G., Richardson, M. D., Roilides, E., Verweij, P. E., Viscoli, C., Ullmann, A. J.

“…Clin Microbiol Infect 2012; 18 (Suppl. 7): 19–37 This part of the EFISG guidelines focuses on non‐neutropenic adult patients. Only a few of the numerous…”
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Significance of the isolation of Candida species from airway samples in critically ill patients: a prospective, autopsy study by Meersseman, W., Lagrou, K., Spriet, I., Maertens, J., Verbeken, E., Peetermans, W. E., Van Wijngaerden, E.

“…Purpose Recovery of Candida from the respiratory tract is common. Large series on the incidence of histologically proven Candida pneumonia in intensive care…”
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ESCMID guideline for the diagnosis and management of Candida diseases 2012: adults with haematological malignancies and after haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT) by Ullmann, A. J., Akova, M., Herbrecht, R., Viscoli, C., Arendrup, M. C., Arikan‐Akdagli, S., Bassetti, M., Bille, J., Calandra, T., Castagnola, E., Cornely, O. A., Donnelly, J. P., Garbino, J., Groll, A. H., Hope, W. W., Jensen, H. E., Kullberg, B. J., Lass‐Flörl, C., Lortholary, O., Meersseman, W., Petrikkos, G., Richardson, M. D., Roilides, E., Verweij, P. E., Cuenca‐Estrella, M.

“…Clin Microbiol Infect 2012; 18 (Suppl. 7): 53–67 Fungal diseases still play a major role in morbidity and mortality in patients with haematological…”
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ESCMID guideline for the diagnosis and management of Candida diseases 2012: prevention and management of invasive infections in neonates and children caused by Candida spp by Hope, W. W., Castagnola, E., Groll, A. H., Roilides, E., Akova, M., Arendrup, M. C., Arikan‐Akdagli, S., Bassetti, M., Bille, J., Cornely, O. A., Cuenca‐Estrella, M., Donnelly, J. P., Garbino, J., Herbrecht, R., Jensen, H. E., Kullberg, B. J., Lass‐Flörl, C., Lortholary, O., Meersseman, W., Petrikkos, G., Richardson, M. D., Verweij, P. E., Viscoli, C., Ullmann, A. J.

“…Clin Microbiol Infect 2012; 18 (Suppl. 7): 38–52 Invasive candidiasis (IC) is a relatively common syndrome in neonates and children and is associated with…”
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ESCMID guideline for the diagnosis and management of Candida diseases 2012: diagnostic procedures by Cuenca‐Estrella, M., Verweij, P. E., Arendrup, M. C., Arikan‐Akdagli, S., Bille, J., Donnelly, J. P., Jensen, H. E., Lass‐Flörl, C., Richardson, M. D., Akova, M., Bassetti, M., Calandra, T., Castagnola, E., Cornely, O. A., Garbino, J., Groll, A. H., Herbrecht, R., Hope, W. W., Kullberg, B. J., Lortholary, O., Meersseman, W., Petrikkos, G., Roilides, E., Viscoli, C., Ullmann, A. J.

“…Clin Microbiol Infect 2012; 18 (Suppl. 7): 9–18 As the mortality associated with invasive Candida infections remains high, it is important to make optimal use…”
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Optimization of the Cutoff Value for the Aspergillus Double-Sandwich Enzyme Immunoassay by Maertens, Johan A., Klont, Rocus, Masson, Christine, Theunissen, Koen, Meersseman, Wouter, Lagrou, Katrien, Heinen, Christine, Crépin, Brigitte, Eldere, Johan Van, Tabouret, Marc, Donnelly, J. Peter, Verweij, Paul E.

“…Background.Many health care centers worldwide use the Platelia Aspergillus enzyme immunoassay (PA-EIA; Bio-Rad Laboratories) for diagnosis of invasive…”
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Primary syphilitic proctitis : case report and literature review by Struyve, M, Meersseman, W, Van Moerkercke, W

“…Rectal ulcerations are an uncommon presentation of a primary syphilis infection. Anorectal syphilis is difficult to diagnose because of its often asymptomatic…”
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ESCMID guideline for the diagnosis and management of Candida diseases 2012: developing European guidelines in clinical microbiology and infectious diseases by Ullmann, A. J., Cornely, O. A., Donnelly, J. P., Akova, M., Arendrup, M. C., Arikan‐Akdagli, S., Bassetti, M., Bille, J., Calandra, T., Castagnola, E., Garbino, J., Groll, A. H., Herbrecht, R., Hope, W. W., Jensen, H. E., Kullberg, B. J., Lass‐Flörl, C., Lortholary, O., Meersseman, W., Petrikkos, G., Richardson, M. D., Roilides, E., Verweij, P. E., Viscoli, C., Cuenca‐Estrella, M.

“…Clin Microbiol Infect 2012; 18 (Suppl. 7): 1–8 The process to develop a guideline in a European setting remains a challenge. The ESCMID Fungal Infection Study…”
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Terminal Complement Pathway Deficiency in an Adult Patient with Meningococcal Sepsis by Staels, F., Meersseman, W., Stordeur, P., Willekens, K., Van Loo, S., Corveleyn, A., Meyts, I., Meyfroidt, G., Schrijvers, R.

“…The complement system is an essential part of our innate immune system. Three enzymatic activation pathways are described, all converging into a common…”
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Pharmacokinetics of caspofungin and voriconazole in critically ill patients during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation by Spriet, Isabel, Annaert, Pieter, Meersseman, Philippe, Hermans, Greet, Meersseman, Wouter, Verbesselt, Rene, Willems, Ludo

“…Objectives During extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), drug disposition changes significantly. Plasma concentrations are altered due to an expanded…”
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Treatment of chronic respiratory failure in kyphoscoliosis: oxygen or ventilation? by Buyse, B, Meersseman, W, Demedts, M

“…Patients with kyposcoliosis and chronic respiratory insufficiency are treated either with home oxygen therapy or ventilation. Kyphoscoliotic patients…”
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Acid sphingomyelinase (Asm) deficiency patients in The Netherlands and Belgium: Disease spectrum and natural course in attenuated patients by Hollak, C.E.M., de Sonnaville, E.S.V., Cassiman, D., Linthorst, G.E., Groener, J.E., Morava, E., Wevers, R.A., Mannens, M., Aerts, J.M.F.G., Meersseman, W., Akkerman, E., Niezen-Koning, K.E., Mulder, M.F., Visser, G., Wijburg, F.A., Lefeber, D., Poorthuis, B.J.H.M.

“…Niemann–Pick disease (NPD) is a neurovisceral lysosomal storage disorder caused by acid sphingomyelinase (ASM) deficiency, which can be categorized as either…”
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Elderly versus nonelderly patients with invasive aspergillosis in the ICU: a comparison and risk factor analysis for mortality from the AspICU cohort by Matthaiou, D K, Dimopoulos, G, Taccone, F S, Bulpa, P, Van den Abeele, A M, Misset, B, Meersseman, W, Spapen, H, Cardoso, T, Charles, P E, Vogelaers, D, Blot, S

“…Data regarding the epidemiology and diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis in the critically ill population are limited, with data regarding elderly patients (≥75…”
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ESCMID guideline for the diagnosis and management of Candida diseases 2012: patients with HIV infection or AIDS by Lortholary, O., Petrikkos, G., Akova, M., Arendrup, M. C., Arikan‐Akdagli, S., Bassetti, M., Bille, J., Calandra, T., Castagnola, E., Cornely, O. A., Cuenca‐Estrella, M., Donnelly, J. P., Garbino, J., Groll, A. H., Herbrecht, R., Hope, W. W., Jensen, H. E., Kullberg, B. J., Lass‐Flörl, C., Meersseman, W., Richardson, M. D., Roilides, E., Verweij, P. E., Viscoli, C., Ullmann, A. J.

“…Clin Microbiol Infect 2012; 18 (Suppl. 7): 68–77 Mucosal candidiasis is frequent in immunocompromised HIV‐infected highly active antiretroviral (HAART) naive…”
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Whipple's disease in a man of North African descent : case report and brief review of the literature by Lenfant, M, Callemeyn, J, Alaerts, H, Meersseman, W, Van Moerkercke, W

“…A 62-year-old man of North African descent presented with weight loss in the past year and diarrhea for three weeks. His medical history included erosive…”
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Hyperhomocysteinemia: a trigger for complement-mediated TMA? by Bernards, J, Doubel, P, Meeus, G, Lerut, E, Corveleyn, A, Van Den Heuvel, L P, Meersseman, W, Kuypers, D K, Claes, K J

“…A 34-year-old man of North African descent was referred to the emergency department because of malignant hypertension (220/113 mmHg), acute visual disturbances…”
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Drivers and impact of antifungal therapy in critically ill patients with Aspergillus-positive respiratory tract cultures by Paiva, J.A., Mergulhão, P., Gomes, A., Taccone, F.S., Van den Abeele, A.-M., Bulpa, P., Misset, B., Meersseman, W., Dimopoulos, G., Rello, J., Vogelaers, D., Blot, S.

“…•Diagnosis of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) in critically ill patients is challenging.•Diagnostic and treatment decisions appear to be based on…”
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Long-term follow-up in a patient with the dermato-neuro syndrome treated with high-dose melphalan, thalidomide, and intravenous immunoglobulins for more than 7 years by Devos, T., Thiessen, S., Cuyle, P. J., Meersseman, W., Delforge, M.

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Epidemiology of mucormycosis: review of 18 cases in a tertiary care hospital by Saegeman, V., Maertens, J., Ectors, N., Meersseman, W., Lagrou, K.

“…Mucormycosis is an angio-invasive mycosis with high morbidity and mortality rates which mainly affects immunocompromised patients. It is no longer an uncommon…”
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Anidulafungin for the treatment of candidaemia/invasive candidiasis in selected critically ill patients by Ruhnke, M., Paiva, J.A., Meersseman, W., Pachl, J., Grigoras, I., Sganga, G., Menichetti, F., Montravers, P., Auzinger, G., Dimopoulos, G., Borges Sà, M., Miller, P.J., Marĉek, T., Kantecki, M.

“…A prospective, multicentre, phase Illb study with an exploratory, open-label design was conducted to evaluate efficacy and safety of anidulafungin for the…”
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