Pneumonia in Critical Care

3rd Newsletter-Summer 2009

By despoina, August 17, 2009 23:50

Dear friends,

We would like to inform you that the first manuscript of EU-VAP/CAP Study entitled “Spectrum of Practice in the Diagnosis of Nosocomial Pneumonia in Patients Requiring Mechanical Ventilation in European Intensive Care Units” has been published in the August issue of Critical Care Medicine (Epub ahead of print June 15^th). [Links: http://content.wkhealth.com/linkback/etoc/pt/abstract.00003246-200908000-0006.htm http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19531951?ordinalpos=3&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum ]

The second manuscript of the study entitled “Combination antibiotic therapy with macrolides improves survival in patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia” has been submitted for publication and is under revision to the journal Intensive Care Medicine.

The third manuscript that focuses on the management of nosocomial pneumonia, entitled “Spectrum of Practice in Antibiotic Management of Intubated Patients with Pneumonia” has been submitted for publication and is under revision to the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (JAC).

Also, one abstract will be presented in 49^th ICAAC meeting, San Francisco, USA, 12-15.09.09 and two abstracts will be presented in 22^nd ESICM Congress, Vienna, Austria, 11-14.10.09.

You may find news of EU-VAP/CAP Study in detail in the new site of the study: www.euvap.info

Finally, we have the pleasure of announcing that after the new application, the CAPUCI-2 Study has been endorsed by the European Critical Care Research Network of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine.

We would like to express our deep gratitude to all investigators of EU-VAP/CAP Study Group for their priceless contribution in the realization and success of the study.

Kind regards,

Jordi Rello Despoina Koulenti

Pneumonia Working Group EU-VAP/CAP Study Coordinator

Infection Section

2nd Newsletter, Spring 2009

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By coordinator, July 15, 2009 09:21

Dear friends,

We have the pleasure of announcing that the first manuscript of EU-VAP/CAP study entitled ‘The Spectrum of Practice in the Diagnosis of Nosocomial Pneumonia in Patients Requiring Mechanical Ventilation in European ICUs’ has been accepted for publication in the journal Critical Care Medicine. Also, two abstracts have been submitted to the next ESICM Congress and one to ICAAC.
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1st Newsletter, Summer-August 2008

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By coordinator, July 15, 2009 09:15

Dear friends,

We have the pleasure of announcing that the enclosed abstract entitled ‘Clinical impact of VAP on COPD patients’ was accepted for presentation at the 21^st Annual Congress of European Society of Intensive Care Medicine in Lisbon, Portugal, 21-24.09.08. It will be presented in the Poster Session entitled ‘Ventilator-associated pneumonia’ on September 22^nd, between 11:00-13:00, Area Lagos. In addition, during the three-day congress the abstract will be displayed along with other ECCRN abstracts at the Best Abstracts & ECCRN corner (Pavilion 2-Exhibition Area, 1st Floor).
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