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Influence of socioeconomic status on community-acquired pneumonia outcomes in elderly patients requiring hospitalization: a multicenter observational studyConchita Izquierdo
Department of Health, Generalitat of Catalonia, Roc Boronat 81 95, 08005 Barcelona, Spain
BMC Public Health 10:421. 2010....
Factors associated with complications and mortality in adult patients hospitalized for infectious cellulitisJ Carratala
Infectious Disease Service, Hospital de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, Feixa Llarga sn, 08907, LHospitalet, Barcelona, Spain
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 22:151-7. 2003..These findings can be used to stratify patients with acute cellulitis according to risks for complications and mortality and may be helpful when deciding the most appropriate means of care, i.e. outpatient treatment or hospitalization...- Randomized, double-blind trial of an antibiotic-lock technique for prevention of gram-positive central venous catheter-related infection in neutropenic patients with cancerJ Carratala
Infectious Disease Service, Ciutat Sanitaria i Universitaria de Bellvitge, Institut Catala d Oncologia, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 43:2200-4. 1999.... - High rates of resistance to cephalosporins among viridans-group streptococci causing bacteraemia in neutropenic cancer patientsA Marron
Services of Infectious Diseases, Hospital de Bellvitge, Institut Catala d Oncologia, Ciutat Sanitaria i Universitaria de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, Spain
J Antimicrob Chemother 47:87-91. 2001..0052)... - The antibiotic-lock technique for therapy of 'highly needed' infected cathetersJ Carratala
Infectious Disease Service, Hospital de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, Spain
Clin Microbiol Infect 8:282-9. 2002..Prospective studies comparing the antibiotic-lock technique with conventional treatment are needed... - Role of antibiotic prophylaxis for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infectionJ Carratala
Infectious Disease Service, Hospital de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, Spain
Clin Microbiol Infect 7:83-90. 2001.... 
Risk factors for, and clinical relevance of, faecal extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-EC) carriage in neutropenic patients with haematological malignanciesM Arnan
Hematology Department, Hospital Duran i Reynals, L Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 30:355-60. 2011..Prior antibiotic therapy is the major associated risk factor. In this setting colonization does not appear to have a significant clinical relevance. Thus, routine testing for ESBL-EC faecal carriage does not seem to be beneficial...- Early mortality in patients with community-acquired pneumonia: causes and risk factorsC Garcia-Vidal
Infectious Disease Service, Hospital University of Bellvitge, Feixa Llarga s n 08907 L Hospitalet, Barcelona, Spain
Eur Respir J 32:733-9. 2008..Pneumococcal bacteraemia and discordant antibiotic therapy, mainly due to lack of coverage against Pseudomonas aeruginosa are also significant risk factors... - Efficacy and safety of sequential amoxicillin-clavulanate in the treatment of anaerobic lung infectionsN Fernández-Sabé
Infectious Disease Service, Hospital de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, Feixa Llarga sn, 08907, L Hospitalet, Barcelona, Spain
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 22:185-7. 2003..The drug was well tolerated by the patients and no severe adverse effects were observed. At the end of treatment all patients were considered cured. The 35 patients assessed at long-term follow-up visit remained disease-free... - Pneumococcal pneumonia presenting with septic shock: host- and pathogen-related factors and outcomesC Garcia-Vidal
Infectious Disease Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Feixa Llarga s n, 08907 L Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Thorax 65:77-81. 2010..The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for septic shock and to ascertain patient outcomes. Serotypes, genotypes and antibiotic resistance of isolated strains were also analysed... - Usefulness of betalactam therapy for community-acquired pneumonia in the era of drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae: a randomized study of amoxicillin-clavulanate and ceftriaxoneB Roson
Infectious Disease, Ciutat Sanitària i Universi aria de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, L Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
Microb Drug Resist 7:85-96. 2001..The use of appropriate betalactams in patients with penumococcal pneumonia and in the overall CAP population, is reliable at the current level of resistance... - Prognostic factors influencing mortality in cancer patients with neutropenia and bacteremiaE Gonzalez-Barca
Department of Hematology, Institut Catala d Oncologia, Hospital Duran i Reynals, Ciutat Sanitaria i Universitaria de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 18:539-44. 1999..Medical intervention addressing some of these factors may improve the outcome of bacteremia in neutropenic patients with cancer... - Timing of antibiotic administration and outcomes of hospitalized patients with community-acquired and healthcare-associated pneumoniaA Simonetti
Service of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Feixa Llarga s n, L Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Clin Microbiol Infect 18:1149-55. 2012..58, 95% CI 0.64-3.88) and HCAP patients (OR 0.59, 95% CI 0.19-1.83). In conclusion, antibiotic administration within 4 or 8 h of arrival at the ED did not improve 30-day survival in hospitalized adults for CAP or HCAP... - Bacteremic pneumonia in neutropenic patients with cancer: causes, empirical antibiotic therapy, and outcomeJ Carratala
Service of Infectious Disease, Ciutat Sanitaria i Universitaria de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, Spain
Arch Intern Med 158:868-72. 1998..Bacteremic pneumonia is a major cause of death among neutropenic patients with cancer... - Aetiology of, and risk factors for, recurrent community-acquired pneumoniaC Garcia-Vidal
Infectious Disease, Institut d Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge IDIBELL, University of Barcelona, L Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Clin Microbiol Infect 15:1033-8. 2009..Our study provides support for recommending pneumococcal vaccination for adults at risk of pneumonia, including those with a first episode of CAP... - Impact of antibiotic therapy on systemic cytokine expression in pneumococcal pneumoniaS Padrones
Respiratory Medicine, Institut d Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge IDIBELL, University of Barcelona, L Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 29:1243-51. 2010..016). Our data suggest that systemic expression of IL-6 production in patients with PP correlates with prognosis. Initial combination antibiotic therapy produces a faster decrease in this cytokine in the first 48 h... - Low incidence of multidrug-resistant organisms in patients with healthcare-associated pneumonia requiring hospitalizationC Garcia-Vidal
Infectious Disease, Institut d Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge IDIBELL, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, L Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Clin Microbiol Infect 17:1659-65. 2011..In conclusion, most HCAP patients could be treated in the same way as patients with CAP, after carefully ruling out the presence of aspiration pneumonia... - Bacteraemia due to multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli in cancer patients: risk factors, antibiotic therapy and outcomesC Gudiol
Infectious Disease Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Insitut d Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, L Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
J Antimicrob Chemother 66:657-63. 2011..To assess the risk factors, antibiotic therapy and outcomes of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli (MDRGNB) bacteraemia in hospitalized patients with cancer... - Predisposing factors and outcome of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in neutropenic patients with cancerE Gonzalez-Barca
Department of Hematology, Institut Catala d Oncologia, Hospital Duran i Reynals, Ciutat Sanitaria i Universitaria de Bellvitge, L Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 20:117-9. 2001..4%, P = 0.03). Attributable mortality was 10% and overall mortality 23%. Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in neutropenic patients with cancer... - In vitro activities of the new ketolide HMR 3647 (telithromycin) in comparison with those of eight other antibiotics against viridans group Streptococci isolated from blood of neutropenic patients with cancerF Alcaide
Department of Microbiology, Hospital Princeps d Espanya, Ciutat Sanitaria i Universitaria de Bellvitge, 08907 L Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 45:624-6. 2001..03 to 1 microg/ml) was the most active antimicrobial tested. These data suggest that telithromycin could be useful for treatment of viridans group streptococcal bacteremia in neutropenic patients with cancer... - Prospective study of fecal colonization by extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli in neutropenic patients with cancerL Calatayud
Microbiology Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 52:4187-90. 2008..Forty-nine (31.8%) patients were colonized, 22 of them at hospital admission. Most strains were clonally unrelated and carried a CTX-M-9 group enzyme... - Successful outcome of ganciclovir-resistant cytomegalovirus infection in organ transplant recipients after conversion to mTOR inhibitorsN Sabé
Department of Infectious Disease, Institut d Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, Spain
Transpl Int 25:e78-82. 2012..We report two cases of GanR CMV infection successfully managed by switching immunosuppression from calcineurin inhibitors to an mTOR inhibitor-based regimen. This salvage therapy should be considered when other options are not available... - Changes in epidemiology, clinical features and severity of influenza A (H1N1) 2009 pneumonia in the first post-pandemic influenza seasonD Viasus
Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge IDIBELL, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Clin Microbiol Infect 18:E55-62. 2012..Physicians should consider influenza A (H1N1) 2009 when selecting microbiological testing and treatment in patients with pneumonia in the upcoming influenza season... - Clinical features and outcomes of Legionnaires' disease in solid organ transplant recipientsC Gudiol
Infectious Disease Department Program of Infections in Cancer and Transplant Patients, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Institut d Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge IDIBELL, L Hospitalet de Llobregat, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Transpl Infect Dis 11:78-82. 2009..Most cases were sporadic and community acquired. The recent introduction of the urinary antigen test has accelerated diagnosis and allows prompt institution of adequate therapy. The overall mortality rate in our series was 14.3%... - Effect of statins on outcomes in immunosuppressed patients with bloodstream infectionD Viasus
Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 30:77-82. 2011..14). In conclusion, prior statin use is not associated with increased survival in immunosuppressed patients with BSI. Caution is warranted in attributing beneficial effects to statin use in infections among immunocompromised patients... - Factors associated with severe disease in hospitalized adults with pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in SpainD Viasus
Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge IDIBELL, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Clin Microbiol Infect 17:738-46. 2011..Younger age, chronic comorbid conditions, morbid obesity and bacterial co-infection are independent risk factors for severe disease, whereas early oseltamivir therapy is a protective factor... - Donor infection and transmission to the recipient of a solid allograftO Len
Hospital Vall d Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
Am J Transplant 8:2420-5. 2008..Hence, with careful microbiological surveillance and treatment, the number of organs available for transplantation may be increased... - Group B streptococcal disease in nonpregnant adults: incidence, clinical characteristics, and outcomeD Blancas
Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, C/Feixa Llarga s/n, 08907 L'Hospitalet, Barcelona, Spain
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 23:168-73. 2004..The clinical spectrum of the disease ranges from localized to severe bacteremic infections. Shock at diagnosis and cancer are factors independently associated with a higher fatality rate... - Etiology, reasons for hospitalization, risk classes, and outcomes of community-acquired pneumonia in patients hospitalized on the basis of conventional admission criteriaB Roson
Infectious Disease, Ciutat Sanitaria i Universitaria de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, L Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Clin Infect Dis 33:158-65. 2001..This latter group deserves prospective evaluation in randomized studies that compare ambulatory and in-hospital management... - Statins for community-acquired pneumonia: current state of the scienceD Viasus
Infectious Disease Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Institut d Investigacio Biomedica de Bellvitge, Feixa Llarga s n, 08907 L Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 29:143-52. 2010..Most observational studies published to date support the idea that the use of statins may improve the prognosis of CAP. Randomized controlled trials are needed to validate these findings... - Bloodstream infections among transplant recipients: results of a nationwide surveillance in SpainA Moreno
Hospital Clinic IDIBAPS University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Am J Transplant 7:2579-86. 2007..aureus or Candida spp. BSIs are still a major concern in transplant recipients. The increasing isolations of multiresistant microorganisms represent a challenge for the next years... - Usefulness of simulated cases for assessing pandemic influenza preparedness plansN Cardenosa
Department of Health, Generalitat of Catalonia, Directorate of Public Health, Barcelona, Spain
Clin Microbiol Infect 16:1364-7. 2010..Awareness of these errors and their rectification can lead to improvements in the response to any case of influenza with pandemic potential and in the capacity to combat any other emergent or re-emergent community infection... - Outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in immunosuppressed patients at a cancer centre: usefulness of universal urine antigen testing and early levofloxacin therapyC Gudiol
Infectious Disease Service, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain
Clin Microbiol Infect 13:1125-8. 2007..This diagnostic and therapeutic strategy should be considered when facing a nosocomial outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in immunosuppressed hosts... - Antral mass due to cytomegalovirus infection requiring gastrectomy in a liver transplant recipientL Llado
Liver Transplant Unit, IDIBELL, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain
Transpl Infect Dis 10:354-7. 2008..The patient finally required gastrectomy and hepaticojejunostomy. We conclude that CMV disease is less common today but should be included in the diagnosis of gastrointestinal mass after transplantation... - Effectiveness of the pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in preventing pneumonia in the elderlyA Dominguez
Department of Public Health, University of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
Eur Respir J 36:608-14. 2010..0% (95% CI -18.7-47.5). Our results suggest that the PPV may potentially reduce hospitalisations for pneumonia in the elderly and supports vaccination programmes in this age group... - Clinical experience in the management of community-acquired pneumonia: lessons from the use of fluoroquinolonesJ Carratala
Infectious Disease Service, IDIBELL, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Feixa Llarga s n, L Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Clin Microbiol Infect 12:2-11. 2006..and atypical agents. This paper reviews recent studies involving adult patients with CAP that suggest that levofloxacin, as compared with other conventional antibiotic treatments, may be associated with better clinical outcomes... - HIV-1 infected patients older than 50 years. PISCIS cohort studyG Navarro
Corporación Sanitaria Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain
J Infect 57:64-71. 2008..The aim of this study is to characterize the ways in which older HIV-infected people differ from younger HIV-infected people...