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Risks for multidrug-resistant pathogens in the ICU by Martín-Loeches, Ignacio, Diaz, Emili, Vallés, Jordi

“…The impact of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) is rising and often underestimated. The epidemiology of MDROs is extremely complex and multifactorial…”
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Incidence and prognosis of ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis (TAVeM): a multicentre, prospective, observational study by Martin-Loeches, Ignacio, Dr, Povoa, Pedro, MD, Rodríguez, Alejandro, MD, Curcio, Daniel, MD, Suarez, David, PhD, Mira, Jean-Paul, MD, Cordero, Maria Lourdes, MD, Lepecq, Raphaël, MD, Girault, Christophe, MD, Candeias, Carlos, MD, Seguin, Philippe, MD, Paulino, Carolina, MD, Messika, Jonathan, MD, Castro, Alejandro G, MD, Valles, Jordi, MD, Coelho, Luis, MD, Rabello, Ligia, MD, Lisboa, Thiago, MD, Collins, Daniel, MD, Torres, Antonio, MD, Salluh, Jorge, MD, Nseir, Saad, MD

“…Summary Background Ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis has been suggested as an intermediate process between tracheobronchial colonisation and…”
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Characteristics and determinants of outcome of hospital-acquired bloodstream infections in intensive care units: the EUROBACT International Cohort Study by Tabah, Alexis, Koulenti, Despoina, Laupland, Kevin, Misset, Benoit, Valles, Jordi, Bruzzi de Carvalho, Frederico, Paiva, José Artur, Çakar, Nahit, Ma, Xiaochun, Eggimann, Philippe, Antonelli, Massimo, Bonten, Marc J. M., Csomos, Akos, Krueger, Wolfgang A., Mikstacki, Adam, Lipman, Jeffrey, Depuydt, Pieter, Vesin, Aurélien, Garrouste-Orgeas, Maité, Zahar, Jean-Ralph, Blot, Stijn, Carlet, Jean, Brun-Buisson, Christian, Martin, Claude, Rello, Jordi, Dimopoulos, Georges, Timsit, Jean-François

“…Purpose The recent increase in drug-resistant micro-organisms complicates the management of hospital-acquired bloodstream infections (HA-BSIs). We investigated…”
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Impact of appropriate antimicrobial treatment on transition from ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis to ventilator-associated pneumonia by Nseir, Saad, Martin-Loeches, Ignacio, Makris, Demosthenes, Jaillette, Emmanuelle, Karvouniaris, Marios, Valles, Jordi, Zakynthinos, Epaminondas, Artigas, Antonio

“…Two small randomized controlled trials have suggested beneficial effects of antibiotic treatment in patients with ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis…”
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Efficacy of Single-Dose Antibiotic Against Early-Onset Pneumonia in Comatose Patients Who Are Ventilated by Vallés, Jordi, MD, PhD, Peredo, Raquel, MD, Burgueño, Maria Jose, MD, PhD, Rodrigues de Freitas, A. Patrícia, MD, Millán, Susana, MD, Espasa, Mateu, MD, Martín-Loeches, Ignacio, MD, PhD, Ferrer, Ricard, MD, PhD, Suarez, David, PhD, Artigas, Antonio, MD, PhD

“…Background Comatose patients present a high risk of early-onset ventilator-associated pneumonia (EO-VAP) for which antibiotic prophylaxis has been proposed…”
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Determinants of empirical antipseudomonal antibiotic prescription for adults with pneumonia in the emergency department by Angrill, Nuria, Gallego, Miguel, Font, Juli, Vallés, Jordi, Morón, Anisi, Monsó, Eduard, Rello, Jordi

“…Antipseudomonal antibiotics should be restricted to patients at risk of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection. However, the indications in different guidelines on…”
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Why mortality is increased in health-care-associated pneumonia: lessons from pneumococcal bacteremic pneumonia by Rello, Jordi, Luján, Manel, Gallego, Miguel, Vallés, Jordi, Belmonte, Yolanda, Fontanals, Dionisia, Diaz, Emili, Lisboa, Thiago

“…A cohort of patients with bacteremic Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia was reviewed to assess why mortality is higher in health-care-associated pneumonia…”
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Systemic antibiotics for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia in comatose patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Righy, Cássia, do Brasil, Pedro Emmanuel Americano, Vallés, Jordi, Bozza, Fernando A., Martin-Loeches, Ignacio

“…Background Early-onset ventilator-associated pneumonia (EO-VAP) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in comatose patients. However, VAP prevention…”
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Neurodegeneration and functional impairments associated with glycogen synthase accumulation in a mouse model of Lafora disease by Valles‐Ortega, Jordi, Duran, Jordi, Garcia‐Rocha, Mar, Bosch, Carles, Saez, Isabel, Pujadas, Lluís, Serafin, Anna, Cañas, Xavier, Soriano, Eduardo, Delgado‐García, José M., Gruart, Agnès, Guinovart, Joan J.

“…Lafora disease (LD) is caused by mutations in either the laforin or malin gene. The hallmark of the disease is the accumulation of polyglucosan inclusions…”
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Community-acquired bloodstream infection in critically ill adult patients: impact of shock and inappropriate antibiotic therapy on survival by Vallés, Jordi, Rello, Jordi, Ochagavía, Ana, Garnacho, José, Alcalá, Miguel Angel

“…The objectives were to characterize the prognostic factors and evaluate the impact of inappropriate empiric antibiotic treatment and systemic response on the…”
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Evolution over a 15-year period of clinical characteristics and outcomes of critically ill patients with community-acquired bacteremia by Vallés, Jordi, Palomar, Mercedes, Alvárez-Lerma, Francisco, Rello, Jordi, Blanco, Armando, Garnacho-Montero, José, Martín-Loeches, Ignacio

“…In recent years, outcomes for critically ill patients with severe sepsis have improved; however, no data have been reported about the outcome of patients…”
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Bloodstream Infection in the ICU by Vallés, Jordi, MD, PhD, Ferrer, Ricard, MD

“…Hospital-acquired infections (HAI) occur in 5%–10% of patients admitted to hospitals in the United States, and HAIs remain a leading cause of morbidity and…”
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Incidence of airway complications in patients using endotracheal tubes with continuous aspiration of subglottic secretions by Vallés, Jordi, Millán, Susana, Díaz, Emili, Castanyer, Eva, Gallardo, Xavier, Martín-Loeches, Ignacio, Andreu, Marta, Prenafeta, Mario, Saludes, Paula, Lema, Jorge, Batlle, Montse, Bacelar, Néstor, Artigas, Antoni

“…Background Continuous aspiration of subglottic secretions is effective in preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia, but it involves a risk of mucosal damage…”
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Executive summary: Diagnosis and Treatment of Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection: Clinical Guidelines of the Spanish Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (SEIMC) and the Spanish Society of Intensive Care Medicine and Coronary Units (SEMICYUC) by Chaves, Fernando, Garnacho-Montero, José, del Pozo, José Luis, Bouza, Emilio, Authors, Capdevila, José Antonio, de Cueto, Marina, Domínguez, M. Ángeles, Esteban, Jaime, Fernández-Hidalgo, Nuria, Fernández Sampedro, Marta, Fortún, Jesús, Guembe, María, Lorente, Leonardo, Paño, Jose Ramón, Ramírez, Paula, Salavert, Miguel, Sánchez, Miguel, Vallés, Jordi

“…Abstract Catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) constitute an important cause of hospital-acquired infection associated with morbidity, mortality, and…”
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Executive summary of the 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 Bacteremia and infective endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus aureus are common and severe diseases. Optimization of treatment is fundamental in the…”
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Health-care-Associated Bloodstream Infections at Admission to the ICU by Vallés, Jordi, MD, PhD, Alvarez-Lerma, Francisco, MD, Palomar, Mercedes, MD, Blanco, Armando, MD, Escoresca, Ana, MD, Armestar, Fernando, MD, Sirvent, José María, MD, Balasini, Carina, MD, Zaragoza, Rafael, MD, Marín, María, MD

“…Background Infections occurring among outpatients having recent contact with the health-care system have been recently classified as health-care-associated…”
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Nosocomial pneumonia by Díaz, Emili, Martín-Loeches, Ignacio, Vallés, Jordi

“…The hospital acquired pneumonia (HAP) is one of the most common infections acquired among hospitalised patients. Within the HAP, the ventilator-associated…”
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Evaluation of outcome of intravenous catheter-related infections in critically ill patients by RELLO, Jordi, OCHAGAVIA, Ana, SABANES, Elena, ROQUE, Marta, MARISCAL, Dolors, REYNAGA, Esteban, VALLES, Jordi

“…Fifty-seven patients developed an episode of catheter-related infection (CRI) in the bloodstream during their stay in the intensive care unit (cases) and were…”
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Transcriptomic depression of immunological synapse as a signature of ventilator-associated pneumonia by Almansa, Raquel, Nogales, Leonor, Martín-Fernández, Marta, Batlle, Montse, Villareal, Esther, Rico, Lucia, Ortega, Alicia, López-Campos, Guillermo, Andaluz-Ojeda, David, Ramírez, Paula, Socias, Lorenzo, Tamayo, Luis, Vallés, Jordi, Bermejo-Martín, Jesús F, Martín-Loeches, Ignacio

“…Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the most commonly encountered intensive care unit (ICU) acquired infections worldwide. The objective of the…”
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Prediction of Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in a Population-based Surgical Cohort by CANET, Jaume, GALLART, Lluis, GOMAR, Carmen, PALUZIE, Guillem, VALLES, Jordi, CASTILLO, Jordi, SABATE, Serqi, MAZO, Valentín, BRIONES, Zahara, SANCHIS, Joaquín

“…Current knowledge of the risk for postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) rests on studies that narrowly selected patients and procedures. Hypothesizing…”
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