J J Parienti

..It has been suggested that non-inferiority and equivalence studies are not reported with the same quantitative rigor as superiority studies...

..We examined medication event monitoring system (MEMS) defined adherence patterns and their relation to subsequent virologic rebound...

..We aimed to establish whether nontunneled central venous catheters inserted in the subclavian vein are associated with lower risk of catheter-associated infection compared to femoral or internal jugular vein insertion...

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..Respiratory viruses are a major cause of respiratory tract infections. The prevalence of a virus-positive respiratory sample and its significance in patients requiring mechanical ventilation remain unknown...

..We assessed the feasibility, safety and effectiveness of therapeutic infusion of 2 l of normal saline at 4 degrees C before return of spontaneous circulation during cardiopulmonary resuscitation after out of hospital cardiac arrest...

..Serum procalcitonin (PCT) could be a useful tool for selecting patients with a lower probability of developing bacterial infection, but its measurement has not been investigated in this population...

..In this study, we describe PCT levels overtime and their relationship with bacterial infection in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) critically ill patients with pneumonia...

..The purpose of this study was to assess the capability of serum neuron-specific enolase (NSE), a biomarker of hypoxic brain damage, to predict death or vegetative state in comatose cardiac-arrest survivors...

..The aim of the current research was to construct a clinical and EEG scoring system that predicts early cortical response (N20) to somatosensory evoked potentials and 6-months outcome in comatose patients after cardiac arrest...

..For optimal adherence, once-daily dosing is best. Whether this applies to antiretroviral therapy is unknown. We thus aimed to determine the effect of once-daily dosing on adherence to nevirapine...

..Based on concerns about the risk of infection, the jugular site is often preferred over the femoral site for short-term dialysis vascular access...

..This study reinforces the rationale for a hospital-wide fluoroquinolone formulary policy to control MRSA and suggests that it has an additive effect with a hand hygiene promotion...

..Original data from two published field studies of hospital infection control based on this design are used here to illustrate the impact of different statistical models on the interpretation of the results...

..9%; 95% confidence interval, 1.0%-4.8%; P < .003) than with twice-daily regimens. This modest effect was more pronounced at the time of treatment initiation and for regimens for which all medications were taken once per day...

..To compare dialysis catheter function according to catheter site...

..This data should be considered when choosing antiretroviral treatment, especially for initiation of treatment in patients with cardiovascular risk factors or when substituting for an efficient tritherapy...

..We compared the two modalities among critically ill adults requiring acute renal replacement therapy (RRT)...

..Further research is needed to predict short-term toxicity...

..04). A switch to nevirapine was associated with no severe adverse events...

..8-180.3; P<.0001). Patients' previous adherence to therapy and drugs genetic barriers, not only the number of pills or doses involved, should be taken into consideration in the decision to simplify highly active antiretroviral therapy...

..To assess simplified maintenance regimens containing dual antiretroviral drugs in patients with controlled human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection...

..Ongoing and future clinical trials will provide a rationale for their use in clinical practice and will determine how these strategies can be combined to optimise HAART...

..To determine the incidence, risk factors, and clinical relevance of viral ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in an adult intensive care unit (ICU)...

..To compare effectiveness in preventing central venous catheter colonization and infection of two protocols of cutaneous antisepsis using povidone-iodine solution in combination with ethanol or water...

..Diagnosis was established on the basis of direct identification of the microorganism in one case and seroconversion in the other. Both patients recovered completely within 3 months...

..To evaluate the prognostic value of hemoglobin levels in critically ill patients with acute renal failure (ARF) requiring dialysis...

..To determine outcome and mortality risk related to acute renal failure (ARF) in critically ill patients with cirrhosis...

..We investigated the possible association between fluoroquinolone use and the rate of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) recovery from consecutive hospitalized patients...

..The aim of the study was to assess the impact of an information campaign on modalities of prescription of aminoglycosides in septic shock...

..To assess the impact of switching to tenofovir disoproxil fumarate + emtricitabine on lipid parameters...

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..A one-year prospective, observational study was conducted in the west of France, to evaluate the epidemiology of candidemia...

..The current study assessed the consequences on clinical outcome of catecholamines simply based on the clinical judgment of the anesthesiologists after cardiopulmonary bypass in adult cardiac surgery...