A Controlled Trial of Aerosolized Pentamidine or Trimethoprim–Sulfamethoxazole as Primary Prophylaxis against Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia in Patients with …

MME Schneider, AIM Hoepelman… - New England journal …, 1992 - Mass Medical Soc
Background. Primary prophylaxis against Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) is
recommended for patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection if their CD4 cell …

Limited patient adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy for HIV-1 infection in an observational cohort study

PT Nieuwkerk, MAG Sprangers… - Archives of internal …, 2001 - jamanetwork.com
Background Adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for human
immunodeficiency syndrome type 1 (HIV-1) infection is essential to sustain viral suppression and …

How good is the evidence for the recommended empirical antimicrobial treatment of patients hospitalized because of community-acquired pneumonia? A systematic …

JJ Oosterheert, MJM Bonten, E Hak… - Journal of …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Background: For years, monotherapy with a β-lactam antibiotic (penicillin, amoxicillin or
second-generation cephalosporin) was recommended as empirical therapy for patients with …

Impact of rapid detection of viral and atypical bacterial pathogens by real-time polymerase chain reaction for patients with lower respiratory tract infection

JJ Oosterheert, AM Van Loon… - Clinical infectious …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Background . Rapid diagnostic tests with a high sensitivity for lower respiratory tract infection
(LRTI) could lead to improved patient care and reduce unnecessary antibiotic use and …

Effectiveness of early switch from intravenous to oral antibiotics in severe community acquired pneumonia: multicentre randomised trial

JJ Oosterheert, MJM Bonten, MME Schneider… - Bmj, 2006 - bmj.com
Objectives To compare the effectiveness of an early switch to oral antibiotics with the standard
7 day course of intravenous antibiotics in severe community acquired pneumonia. Design …

Discontinuation of Secondary Prophylaxis against Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia in Patients with HIV Infection Who Have a Response to Antiretroviral Therapy

B Ledergerber, A Mocroft, P Reiss… - … England Journal of …, 2001 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and a history of
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia are at high risk for relapse if they are not given secondary …

Intensive care unit environment may affect the course of delirium

IJ Zaal, CF Spruyt, LM Peelen, MMJ van Eijk… - Intensive care …, 2013 - Springer
Purpose Delirium is a common disorder in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. It is unclear
whether ICU environment affects delirium. We investigated the influence of ICU environment on …

Severe community-acquired pneumonia: what's in a name?

JJ Oosterheert, MJM Bonten, E Hak… - Current opinion in …, 2003 - journals.lww.com
As current guidelines do not adequately identify patients with high risk of mortality and
intensive care unit admittance, clinical judgment remains important. Based on distribution of …

Structure and function: planning a new ICU to optimize patient care

J Kesecioglu, MME Schneider… - Current opinion in …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Structure and function: planning a new ICU to optimize patie... : Current Opinion in Critical
Care Structure and function: planning a new ICU to optimize patient care : Current Opinion in …

Discontinuation of prophylaxis for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in HIV-1-infected patients treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy

MME Schneider, JCC Borleffs, RP Stolk, CAJJ Jaspers… - The Lancet, 1999 - thelancet.com
Background Prophylactic drugs for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) are strongly
recommended for HIV-1-infected patients with CD4 cell counts of less than 200 cells/μL. …