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Outpatient care compared with hospitalization for community-acquired pneumonia: a randomized trial in low-risk patientsJordi 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...
Effect of a 3-step critical pathway to reduce duration of intravenous antibiotic therapy and length of stay in community-acquired pneumonia: a randomized controlled trialJordi Carratala
Infectious Disease Service, Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research IDIBELL Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, L Hospitalet, Barcelona, Spain
Arch Intern Med 172:922-8. 2012..We aimed to determine whether the use of a 3-step critical pathway is safe and effective in reducing duration of intravenous antibiotic therapy and length of stay in hospitalized patients with CAP...- [Daptomycin in Gram-positive bacterial infections in oncohematological patients and transplant recipients]Jordi Carratala
Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge IDIBELL, Universitat de Barcelona, L Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Espana
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin 30:43-9. 2012..The present article reviews some aspects of Gram-positive infections in these immunocompromised patients and provides a detailed analysis of experience with daptomycin in the treatment of these infections... - Infections caused by herpes viruses other than cytomegalovirus in solid organ transplant recipientsJordi Carratala
Department of Infectious Diseases, Institut d Investigacio Biomedica de Bellvitge, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Universitat de Barcelona, L Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin 30:63-9. 2012..This review summarizes current knowledge regarding epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of infections caused by herpes viruses other than CMV in SOT recipients... - What is healthcare-associated pneumonia and how is it managed?Jordi Carratala
Infectious Disease Service, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Institut d Investigacio Biomedica de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, L Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Curr Opin Infect Dis 21:168-73. 2008..We focus on the recent literature concerning the epidemiology, causative organisms, antibiotic susceptibilities, and outcomes of and empirical antibiotic therapy for this condition... - Health care-associated pneumonia requiring hospital admission: epidemiology, antibiotic therapy, and clinical outcomesJordi Carratala
Infectious Disease Service, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Feixa Llarga s n, 08907 L Hospitalet, Barcelona, Spain
Arch Intern Med 167:1393-9. 2007..However, limited data exist to validate this entity. We aimed to ascertain the epidemiology, causative organisms, antibiotic susceptibilities, and outcomes of and empirical antibiotic therapy for HCAP requiring hospitalization... - 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... - An update on LegionellaJordi Carratala
Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Institut d Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge IDIBELL, University of Barcelona, L Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Curr Opin Infect Dis 23:152-7. 2010..This review focuses on the latest literature concerning the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of Legionnaires' disease... - [Infectious diseases research]Jordi Carratala
Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge IDIBELL, Universitat de Barcelona, L Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Espana
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin 26:40-50. 2008..The research activity in Infectious Diseases carried out in our country is a great opportunity for the training of specialists in this area of knowledge... - Community-acquired pneumonia in very elderly patients: causative organisms, clinical characteristics, and outcomesNúria 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)... - [Factors associated with prolonged hospital stay in community-acquired pneumonia]Carolina Garcia-Vidal
Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Institut d Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge IDIBELL, Universitat de Barcelona, L Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Espana
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin 27:160-4. 2009..The objective of this study was to identify factors associated with prolonged hospitalization in these patients (>8 days)... - Timing of oseltamivir administration and outcomes in hospitalized adults with pandemic 2009 influenza A(H1N1) virus infectionDiego Viasus
Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge IDIBELL, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Chest 140:1025-32. 2011..We aimed to determine the effect of timing of oseltamivir administration on outcomes in hospitalized adults with A(H1N1)... - Clinical diagnosis of Legionella pneumonia revisited: evaluation of the Community-Based Pneumonia Incidence Study Group scoring systemNúria 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... - Causes and factors associated with early failure in hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumoniaBeatriz 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... - Community-acquired Legionella pneumophila pneumonia: a single-center experience with 214 hospitalized sporadic cases over 15 yearsDiego Viasus
Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L Hospitalet de Llobregat, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Medicine (Baltimore) 92:51-60. 2013..pneumophila cases remained stable over the study period. In recent years, there have been significant changes in diagnosis and treatment, and the inhospital case-fatality rate of L. pneumophila pneumonia has decreased... 
Molecular inflammatory responses measured in blood of patients with severe community-acquired pneumoniaSilvia Fernández-Serrano
Serveis de Pneumologia, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Departament de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Clin Diagn Lab Immunol 10:813-20. 2003....- Influence of prior pneumococcal and influenza vaccination on outcomes of older adults with community-acquired pneumoniaAdriana Manzur
Department of Infectious Diseases, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, L Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
J Am Geriatr Soc 59:1711-6. 2011..To determine whether prior pneumococcal and seasonal influenza vaccination improves outcomes in older adults hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)... - Epidemiology, clinical features and outcomes of pneumonia in patients with chronic kidney diseaseDiego Viasus
Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Institut d Investigaciò Biomèdica de Bellvitge IDIBELL Barcelona, Spain
Nephrol Dial Transplant 26:2899-906. 2011..Although infection remains among the most common causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), data on epidemiology, clinical features and outcomes of pneumonia in this population are scarce... - Early and late treatment failure in community-acquired pneumoniaCarolina Garcia-Vidal
Infectious Disease Service, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge Institut d investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, L Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Semin Respir Crit Care Med 30:154-60. 2009..Discordant therapy can be prevented by rational application of the current antibiotic guidelines... - Contribution of a urinary antigen assay (Binax NOW) to the early diagnosis of pneumococcal pneumoniaBeatriz 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... - Prophylaxis versus preemptive therapy for cytomegalovirus disease in high-risk liver transplant recipientsMarta Bodro
Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Bellvitge, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Insitute, University of Barcelona, L Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
Liver Transpl 18:1093-9. 2012..According to our data, prophylaxis was more effective than preemptive therapy in preventing CMV disease in high-risk liver transplant recipients... - A prospective cohort study of healthcare visits and rehospitalizations after discharge of patients with community-acquired pneumoniaJordi Adamuz
Departments of Nursing Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Institut d Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge IDIBELL School of Nursing Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Science, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Respirology 16:1119-26. 2011.... - Effect of corticosteroids on the clinical course of community-acquired pneumonia: a randomized controlled trialSilvia Fernández-Serrano
Respiratory Medicine Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Institut d Investigacio Biomedica de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, Feixa Llarga s n, L Hospitalet de Llobregat 08907, Barcelona, Spain
Crit Care 15:R96. 2011..This study aimed to evaluate the impact of corticosteroid treatment on outcomes in patients with CAP... - Pneumonia complicating pandemic (H1N1) 2009: risk factors, clinical features, and outcomesDiego Viasus
Departments of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge IDIBELL, Spain
Medicine (Baltimore) 90:328-36. 2011..Mortality in pandemic (H1N1) 2009 is low, but occurs mainly in patients with pneumonia. Early oseltamivir therapy is a protective factor for this complication... - Community-acquired pneumonia in patients with liver cirrhosis: clinical features, outcomes, and usefulness of severity scoresDiego Viasus
Department of Infectious Disease, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Institut d Investigacio Biomedica de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona L Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain dfviasusp unal edu co
Medicine (Baltimore) 90:110-8. 2011..The severity of hepatic dysfunction plays an important role in the development of adverse events. Cirrhosis-specific scores may be useful for predicting and stratifying cirrhotic patients with CAP who have a high risk of severe disease... - Rainfall Is a Risk Factor for Sporadic Cases of Legionella pneumophila PneumoniaCarolina Garcia-Vidal
Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, IDIBELL Institut Dinnvestigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain REIPI Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Diseases, Madrid, Spain
PLoS ONE 8:e61036. 2013..Physicians should carefully consider Legionella pneumonia when selecting diagnostic tests and antimicrobial therapy for patients presenting with CAP after periods of rainfall... - Prognostic value of serum albumin levels in hospitalized adults with community-acquired pneumoniaDiego Viasus
Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge IDIBELL, Feixa Llarga s n, 08907 Barcelona, Spain Electronic address
J Infect 66:415-23. 2013..To investigate whether serum albumin levels within 24 h of admission correlate with outcomes in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)... - Clinical features, etiology, and outcomes of community-acquired pneumonia in patients with diabetes mellitusSilvana di Yacovo
Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Medicine (Baltimore) 92:42-50. 2013..In conclusion, CAP in patients with DM presents different clinical features compared to the features of patients without DM... - Risk stratification and prognosis of acute cardiac events in hospitalized adults with community-acquired pneumoniaDiego Viasus
Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge IDIBELL, L Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
J Infect 66:27-33. 2013..To determine the risk factors and the prognosis of acute cardiac events in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)... - Risk factors, clinical features, and outcomes of toxoplasmosis in solid-organ transplant recipients: a matched case-control studyNúria Fernàndez-Sabé
Infectious Disease Service, Institut d Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge IDIBELL Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain
Clin Infect Dis 54:355-61. 2012..However, risk factors for this infection have not been assessed. The aim of this study was to determine the risk factors, clinical features, and outcomes of toxoplasmosis in SOT recipients... - Outcome of Clostridium difficile-associated disease in solid organ transplant recipients: a prospective and multicentre cohort studyOscar Len
Infectious Diseases Department, Hospital Vall d Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
Transpl Int 25:1275-81. 2012..95; 95%CI 1.1-7.9; P = 0.031). There were no deaths related to CDAD. In summary, the incidence of CDAD in SOT was low, most cases were diagnosed soon after transplantation and the prognosis was good... - Clinical and microbiological epidemiology of Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteremia in cancer patientsCarolina Garcia-Vidal
Infectious Disease Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Feixa Llarga s n 08907, L Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08907 Barcelona, Spain REIPI Spanish Network for the Research in Infectious Diseases, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain Electronic address
J Infect 65:521-7. 2012.... - Invasive aspergillosis complicating pandemic influenza A (H1N1) infection in severely immunocompromised patientsCarolina Garcia-Vidal
Infectious Diseases Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Institut d Investigacio Biomedica de Bellvitge, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Clin Infect Dis 53:e16-9. 2011..Physicians should be aware of this potential association to allow early diagnosis and prompt treatment of aspergillosis... - [Guidelines for the treatment of invasive fungal disease by Aspergillus spp. and other fungi issued by the Spanish Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (SEIMC). 2011 Update]Jesus Fortun
Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin 29:435-54. 2011..Specific recommendations on the prevention of fungal infections in these patients are included... - Current clinical management of Legionnaires' diseaseCarolina Garcia-Vidal
Infectious Disease Service, IDIBELL Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Feixa Llarga s n, 08907 L Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 4:995-1004. 2006..Current case-fatality rates for hospitalized patients with community-acquired Legionella pneumonia are lower than those traditionally reported for this infection. Effective preventive strategies are needed... - Bacteraemia due to extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-EC) in cancer patients: clinical features, risk factors, molecular epidemiology and outcomeCarlota Gudiol
Infectious Disease Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Feixa Llarga s n, 08907 L Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
J Antimicrob Chemother 65:333-41. 2010..To assess the clinical features, risk factors, molecular epidemiology and outcome of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-EC) bacteraemia in hospitalized cancer patients... - Clinical outcomes for hospitalized patients with Legionella pneumonia in the antigenuria era: the influence of levofloxacin therapyAnalia Mykietiuk
Infectious Disease Service, Institut d'Investigacio Biomedica de Bellvitge, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Clin Infect Dis 40:794-9. 2005..Levofloxacin may produce a faster clinical response than older macrolides, allowing for shorter hospital stay... - Pathogenesis of invasive fungal infectionsCarolina Garcia-Vidal
Infectious Disease Service, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Institut d Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge IDIBELL, University of Barcelona, L Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Curr Opin Infect Dis 26:270-6. 2013..This review focuses on the latest literature reports concerning the pathogenesis of IFI in this population... - Advances in antibiotic therapy for community-acquired pneumoniaDiego Viasus
Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain
Curr Opin Pulm Med 19:209-15. 2013..This review focuses on the current recommendations of antibiotic treatment, recent information concerning antibiotic resistance of pathogens, and the advances in antibiotic therapy in the field of CAP... - Effect of immunomodulatory therapies in patients with pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 complicated by pneumoniaDiego Viasus
Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, Feixa Llarga s n, Barcelona, Spain
J Infect 62:193-9. 2011..To determine the effect of immunomodulatory therapies on the development of severe disease in hospitalized adults with laboratory-confirmed pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 complicated by pneumonia... - Validity of self-reported pneumococcal vaccination status in the elderly in SpainJose Maria Bayas
Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
Vaccine 27:4560-4. 2009..Vaccination cards and centralized vaccination registries in primary health care centres and hospitals should be potentiated in order to ensure that neither more nor less vaccinations are administered than are necessary... - Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09: beyond the pandemicDiego Viasus
Infectious Disease Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge IDIBELL, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin 30:54-7. 2012..In addition, surveillance systems and vaccination campaigns should continue after the pandemic period... - Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09-related pneumonia and other complicationsDiego Viasus
Infectious Disease Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge IDIBELL, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin 30:43-8. 2012..Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09-related pneumonia and other complications were associated with increased morbidity and mortality among hospitalized patients... - Risk factors, clinical features, and outcomes of listeriosis in solid-organ transplant recipients: a matched case-control studyNúria Fernàndez-Sabé
Infectious Disease Service, Intitut d Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain
Clin Infect Dis 49:1153-9. 2009..Solid-organ transplant (SOT) recipients are classically considered to be at increased risk for listeriosis. However, risk factors for this infection have not been assessed... - [Pathogenesis of invasive fungal infections]Carolina Garcia-Vidal
Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Institut d Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge IDIBELL, Universitat de Barcelona, L Hospitalet del Llobregat, Barcelona, Espana
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin 30:151-8. 2012..For this we propose, to describe the fungal characteristics, to detail the host defence mechanisms against fungus and to analyse the host risk factors for invasive fungal infection...