Beatriz Roson

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Affiliation: Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge
Country: Spain

Publications

  1. ncbi Contribution of a urinary antigen assay (Binax NOW) to the early diagnosis of pneumococcal pneumonia
    Beatriz Roson
    Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
    Clin Infect Dis 38:222-6. 2004
  2. ncbi Community-acquired pneumonia in very elderly patients: causative organisms, clinical characteristics, and outcomes
    Núria Fernàndez-Sabé
    Infectious Disease Service, Hospital de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, Spain
    Medicine (Baltimore) 82:159-69. 2003
  3. ncbi Clinical diagnosis of Legionella pneumonia revisited: evaluation of the Community-Based Pneumonia Incidence Study Group scoring system
    Núria Fernàndez-Sabé
    Infectious Disease Service, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
    Clin Infect Dis 37:483-9. 2003
  4. ncbi Causes and factors associated with early failure in hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia
    Beatriz Roson
    Infectious Disease Service, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, L Hospitalet, Barcelona, Spain
    Arch Intern Med 164:502-8. 2004
  5. ncbi Health-related quality of life in HIV patients switching to twice-daily indinavir/ritonavir regimen or continuing with three-times-daily indinavir-based therapy
    Xavier Badia
    Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Public Health, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
    Antivir Ther 9:979-85. 2004
  6. ncbi Metabolic benefits 24 months after replacing a protease inhibitor with abacavir, efavirenz or nevirapine
    Cesar Fisac
    Nutrition Section, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
    AIDS 19:917-25. 2005
  7. ncbi Outpatient care compared with hospitalization for community-acquired pneumonia: a randomized trial in low-risk patients
    Jordi Carratala
    IDIBELL Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, and SCIAS Hospital de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
    Ann Intern Med 142:165-72. 2005
  8. ncbi Geriatric assessment and chronic kidney disease in the oldest old: the Octabaix study
    Francesc Formiga
    Geriatric Unit, Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
    Eur J Intern Med 23:534-8. 2012
  9. ncbi Aspiration pneumonia in old patients with dementia. Prognostic factors of mortality
    Xavier Bosch
    Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clinic, Institut d Investigacions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
    Eur J Intern Med 23:720-6. 2012
  10. ncbi Prevalence and routine assessment of unhealthy alcohol use in hospitalized patients
    Beatriz Roson
    Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Feixa Llarga s n, L Hospitatel de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
    Eur J Intern Med 21:458-64. 2010

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Publications10

  1. ncbi Contribution of a urinary antigen assay (Binax NOW) to the early diagnosis of pneumococcal pneumonia
    Beatriz Roson
    Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
    Clin Infect Dis 38:222-6. 2004
    ..On the basis of our results, a sequential approach is proposed, with reservation of urinary antigen testing for high-risk patients for whom demonstrative results of a sputum Gram stain are unavailable...
  2. ncbi Community-acquired pneumonia in very elderly patients: causative organisms, clinical characteristics, and outcomes
    Núria Fernàndez-Sabé
    Infectious Disease Service, Hospital de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, Spain
    Medicine (Baltimore) 82:159-69. 2003
    ..69), shock (odds ratio, 10.69), respiratory failure (odds ratio, 3.50), renal insufficiency (odds ratio, 5.83), and Gram-negative pneumonia (odds ratio, 20.27)...
  3. ncbi Clinical diagnosis of Legionella pneumonia revisited: evaluation of the Community-Based Pneumonia Incidence Study Group scoring system
    Núria Fernàndez-Sabé
    Infectious Disease Service, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
    Clin Infect Dis 37:483-9. 2003
    ..Overall, the CBPIS score did not differentiate reliably between LP and PP. Although certain presenting clinical features may allow recognition of LP, it is difficult to express them in a reliable scoring system...
  4. ncbi Causes and factors associated with early failure in hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia
    Beatriz Roson
    Infectious Disease Service, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, L Hospitalet, Barcelona, Spain
    Arch Intern Med 164:502-8. 2004
    ..Early failure is a matter of great concern in the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia. However, information on its causes and risk factors is lacking...
  5. ncbi Health-related quality of life in HIV patients switching to twice-daily indinavir/ritonavir regimen or continuing with three-times-daily indinavir-based therapy
    Xavier Badia
    Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Public Health, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
    Antivir Ther 9:979-85. 2004
    ..To evaluate health-related quality of life (HRQoL) changes in patients treated with indinavir three-times daily after switching to a twice-daily indinavir/ritonavir regimen or continuing with the same regimen...
  6. ncbi Metabolic benefits 24 months after replacing a protease inhibitor with abacavir, efavirenz or nevirapine
    Cesar Fisac
    Nutrition Section, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
    AIDS 19:917-25. 2005
    ..To evaluate the 24-month metabolic and morphological benefits obtained from replacing the protease inhibitor (PI) in a regimen with nevirapine, efavirenz or abacavir...
  7. ncbi Outpatient care compared with hospitalization for community-acquired pneumonia: a randomized trial in low-risk patients
    Jordi Carratala
    IDIBELL Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, and SCIAS Hospital de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
    Ann Intern Med 142:165-72. 2005
    ..The Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI) has been advocated as an objective measure of risk stratification to help determine the initial site of treatment for patients with community-acquired pneumonia...
  8. ncbi Geriatric assessment and chronic kidney disease in the oldest old: the Octabaix study
    Francesc Formiga
    Geriatric Unit, Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
    Eur J Intern Med 23:534-8. 2012
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  9. ncbi Aspiration pneumonia in old patients with dementia. Prognostic factors of mortality
    Xavier Bosch
    Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clinic, Institut d Investigacions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
    Eur J Intern Med 23:720-6. 2012
    ..Prognostic factors of mortality in elderly patients with dementia with aspiration pneumonia (AP) are scarcely known. We determined the mortality rate and prognostic factors in old patients with dementia hospitalized due to AP...
  10. ncbi Prevalence and routine assessment of unhealthy alcohol use in hospitalized patients
    Beatriz Roson
    Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Feixa Llarga s n, L Hospitatel de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
    Eur J Intern Med 21:458-64. 2010
    ..To determine the prevalence of alcohol misuse among medical inpatients and the methods used by medical staff to evaluate alcohol consumption...