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 15th). [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 49th ICAAC meeting, San Francisco, USA, 12-15.09.09 and two abstracts will be presented in 22nd 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
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M. Magret, M. Ulldemolins, J. de Waale, R. Mañez, M. Deja, D. Koulenti, L. Papazian, S. Gardellino, T. Lisboa, J. Rello, for EU-VAP Study Group. BACTEREMIA IN PATIENTS WITH VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA: RESULTS FROM EU-VAP/CAP STUDY (accepted)
I. Martin-Loeches, M. Ulldemolins, J. Sole-Violan, D. Koulenti, W. Krueger, C. Putensen, D. Annane, A. Armaganidis, T. Lisboa, J. Rello, for EU-VAP/CAP Study Group. SEVERE COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA IN EUROPE: RESULTS FROM EU-VAP/CAP STUDY (accepted)
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M. Ulldemolins, E. Diaz, D. Koulenti, T. Lisboa, R. Mañez, A. Carneiro, I. Martin Loeches, J DeWaele, C. Putensen, S. Cardellino, M. Guven, L.Papazian, J. Rello; EU-VAP/CAP Study Group. ANTIBIOTIC PRESCRIPTION PATTERNS IN EUROPEAN ICUs for PATIENTS WITH VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA (accepted)
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Koulenti D, Lisboa T, Brun-Buisson C, Krueger W, Macor A, Sole-Violan J, Diaz E, Topeli A, Dewaele J, Carneiro A, Martin-Loeches I, Armaganidis A, Rello J; for the EU-VAP/CAP Study Group. Spectrum of practice in the diagnosis of nosocomial pneumonia in patients requiring mechanical ventilation in European intensive care units. Critical Care Medicine 2009 Aug; 37(8): 2360-8 [Epub 2009 Jun 15]
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D Koulenti, T Lisboa, I.Martin-Loeches, C.Putensen, A.Komnos, R. Mañez, E. Diaz, L.Papazian, J. Rello for EU-VAP/CAP Study Group. ‘Clinical Impact of VAP on COPD patients’.
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D Koulenti, T Lisboa, C Brun-Buisson, W Krueger, A Macor, J DeWaele, A Carneiro, A Topeli, A Armaganidis, I Martin-Loeches, E Diaz, and J Rello for EU-VAP/CAP Study Group. ‘The spectrum of practice in pneumonia diagnosis in European Intensive Care Units’.
T Lisboa, D Koulenti, Manno E, M Guven, M Nauwynck, J Sole-Violan J, D Annane, G Dimopoulos, M Deja, E Diaz, and J Rello for EU-VAP/CAP Study Group. ‘Practices in Ventilator –Associated Pneumonia Diagnosis in Europe: Does COPD make a difference?
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D. Koulenti, T. Lisboa, D. Annane, L. Papazian, R. Amaya-Villar, M. Nauwynck, P. Myrianthefs, A. Armaganidis, E. Manno, S. Cardellino, G. Spinna, R. Manez, A. Topeli, W. Krueger, A. Carneiro, J. Garnacho, I. Martin-Loeches, M. Guven, S. Blot, J. Rello, for EU-VAP/CAP Study Investigators. Differences in diagnosis practices on Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia (SCAP) in Mediterranean and Non-Mediterranean ICUs. (Preliminary Results).
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Koulenti D, Brun-Buisson C, Regnier B, Sole-Violan J, Paiva JA, Macor A, Rello J on behalf of EU-VAP/CAP Study Investigators. Pneumonia Diagnosis in European Intensive Care Units (Preliminary Results).
Koulenti D, Carneiro A, Krueger W, Diaz E, Komnos A, Guven M, Martin-Mojarro E, Rello J on behalf of EU-VAP/CAP Study Investigators. Extra Charges for Nosocomial Pneumonia in European Intensive Care Units (Preliminary Results).
Koulenti D, Diaz E, Rodriguez A, Garnacho-Montero J, Dimopoulos G, Martin C, De Waele J, Rello J on behalf of EU-VAP/CAP Study Investigators. Severe Respiratory Infections in COPD Patients (Preliminary Results).
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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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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 21st 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 22nd, 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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