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Infrared ear thermometry in the critically ill patientCristóbal León
Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Universitario de Valme, Sevilla, Spain
J Crit Care 20:106-10. 2005..The purpose of this clinical study was to determine the accuracy of infrared tympanic membrane thermometry compared to axillary temperature (tempAx) for detecting body temperature reliably in critically ill patients in the daily practice...- [Guidelines for the treatment of short-term intravascular catheter-related infections in adults; SEIMC-SEMICYUC Consensus Conference]Cristóbal León
Coordinadores de la Conferencia, Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario de Valme, Sevilla, Espana
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin 22:92-101. 2004 - Benefits of minocycline and rifampin-impregnated central venous catheters. A prospective, randomized, double-blind, controlled, multicenter trialCristóbal León
Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Universitario de Valme, Universidad de Sevilla, Carretera de Cádiz s n, 41014 Sevilla, Spain
Intensive Care Med 30:1891-9. 2004..To determine the efficacy of minocycline and rifampin-impregnated catheters compared to non-impregnated catheters in critically ill patients... - A bedside scoring system ("Candida score") for early antifungal treatment in nonneutropenic critically ill patients with Candida colonizationCristóbal León
Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Universitario de Valme, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
Crit Care Med 34:730-7. 2006..To obtain a score for deciding early antifungal treatment when candidal infection is suspected in nonneutropenic critically ill patients... 
Usefulness of the "Candida score" for discriminating between Candida colonization and invasive candidiasis in non-neutropenic critically ill patients: a prospective multicenter studyCristóbal León
Intensive Care Unit CL, Hospital Universitario de Valme, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
Crit Care Med 37:1624-33. 2009..A rate of IC <5% in patients with CS <3 was the primary end point...- [Indications for antifungal treatment in intensive care unit patients]Francisco Alvarez-Lerma
Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin 22:279-85. 2004..This study investigates the indications for antifungal treatment in patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) in Spain and determines the frequency at which each individual drug is prescribed... - Antiseptic chamber-containing hub reduces central venous catheter-related infection: a prospective, randomized studyCristóbal León
Intensive Care Units of Hospital Universitario de Valme, Sevilla, Spain
Crit Care Med 31:1318-24. 2003.... - Prevention and diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia: a survey on current practices in Southern Spanish ICUsRafael Sierra
Intensive Care Unit, Puerta del Mar University Hospital, University of Cadiz, Spain
Chest 128:1667-73. 2005..To assess the implementation of selected ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) prevention strategies, and to learn how VAP is diagnosed in the ICUs of Southern Spain... - Value of β-D-glucan and Candida albicans germ tube antibody for discriminating between Candida colonization and invasive candidiasis in patients with severe abdominal conditionsCristóbal León
Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Universitario de Valme, Universidad de Sevilla, Carretera de Cádiz s n, 41014 Seville, Spain
Intensive Care Med 38:1315-25. 2012..colonization from infection in ICU patients with severe abdominal conditions (SAC)... 
Isolation of Aspergillus spp. from the respiratory tract in critically ill patients: risk factors, clinical presentation and outcomeJose Garnacho-Montero
Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio, Sevilla, Spain
Crit Care 9:R191-9. 2005..were isolated from respiratory secretions, using a database from a study designed to assess fungal infections...- [Pandemic influenza A (H1N1)v in the intensive care unit: what have we learned?]Alejandro Rodriguez
Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, IISPV, CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias, Hospital Universitario Joan XXIII, Tarragona, Espana
Arch Bronconeumol 46:24-31. 2010..Therefore, early administration of this drug in patients with risk factors or those who, although free from risk factors, show clinical progression, could reduce ICU admissions and mortality... - C-reactive protein used as an early indicator of infection in patients with systemic inflammatory response syndromeRafael Sierra
Intensive Care Unit, Puerta del Mar University Hospital, Cadiz, Spain
Intensive Care Med 30:2038-45. 2004..To assess the diagnostic value of a single determination of serum C-reactive protein as a marker of sepsis in critically ill patients... - Successful treatment of Candida parapsilosis mural endocarditis with combined caspofungin and voriconazoleVíctor López-Ciudad
Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Santa María Madre Complejo Hospitalario de Ourense, Ourense, Spain
BMC Infect Dis 6:73. 2006..Seven cases of mural endocarditis caused by Candida spp. have been collected from literature and six of these patients died after treatment with amphotericin B... - [Observational study investigating the use of levofloxacin in ICU patients]Francisco Alvarez-Lerma
Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin 22:220-6. 2004..There is little information on the use of levofloxacin, a new quinolone, in ICU patients... - Severe 2009 A/H1N1v influenza in pregnant women in SpainEnrique Maravi-Poma
Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Virgen del Camino, Pamplona, Spain
Crit Care Med 39:945-51. 2011..To describe the severity of the 2009 influenza A/H1N1v illness among pregnant women admitted to Spanish intensive care units...