Implications and emerging control strategies for ventilator-associated infections

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Sugar administration is an effective adjunctive therapy in the treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia

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Silver nanoparticles enhancePseudomonas aeruginosaPAO1 biofilm detachment

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Telavancin shows superior activity to vancomycin with multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a range of in vitro biofilm models

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Effectiveness of a multidimensional approach for prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in 11 adult intensive care units from 10 cities of Turkey: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC)

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A Pharmacokinetics and Safety Comparison of a Highly Concentrated Tobramycin Solution with TOBI

(2013) Matthias Griese et al.   Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery

Colistin inhalation monotherapy for ventilator-associated pneumonia ofAcinetobacter baumanniiin prematurity

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Effectiveness of a multidimensional approach for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in an adult intensive care unit in Cuba: Findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC)

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Device-associated infection rates, device use, length of stay, and mortality in intensive care units of 4 Chinese hospitals: International Nosocomial Control Consortium findings

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Controlling Pseudomonas aeruginosa persister cells by weak electrochemical currents and synergistic effects with tobramycin

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Biofilm-inactivating activity of silver nanoparticles: A comparison with silver ions

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Reduced Staphylococcus aureus proliferation and biofilm formation on zinc oxide nanoparticle PVC composite surfaces

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Silver polymeric nanocomposites as advanced antimicrobial agents: Classification, synthetic paths, applications, and perspectives

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Inhaled antibiotic therapy for ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis and ventilator-associated pneumonia: an Update

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Nebulized Ceftazidime and Amikacin in Ventilator-associated Pneumonia Caused byPseudomonas aeruginosa

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(2011) Lucía Fernández et al.   DRUG RESISTANCE UPDATES

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(2011) Alberto Ortíz-Pérez et al.   ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA

BAY41-6551 achieves bactericidal tracheal aspirate amikacin concentrations in mechanically ventilated patients with Gram-negative pneumonia

(2011) Michael S. Niederman et al.   INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE

Device-associated infection rates in adult intensive care units of Cuban university hospitals: International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) findings

(2011) H. Guanche-Garcell et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Pharmacokinetics and Tolerability of Amikacin Administered as BAY41-6551 Aerosol in Mechanically Ventilated Patients with Gram-Negative Pneumonia and Acute Renal Failure

(2011) Charles-Edouard Luyt et al.   Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery

In vitro antimicrobial studies of silver carbene complexes: activity of free and nanoparticle carbene formulations against clinical isolates of pathogenic bacteria

(2011) J. G. Leid et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Comparison of quantification methods illustrates reduced Pseudomonas aeruginosa activity on nanorough polyvinyl chloride

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Device-associated infection rates and extra length of stay in an intensive care unit of a university hospital in Wroclaw, Poland: International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium's (INICC) findings

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Metabolite-enabled eradication of bacterial persisters by aminoglycosides

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New Issues and Controversies in the Prevention of Ventilator-associated Pneumonia

(2010) Leonardo Lorente et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Toxicity of Silver Nanoparticles Increases during Storage Because of Slow Dissolution under Release of Silver Ions

(2010) S. Kittler et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Aerosolized plus Intravenous Colistin versus Intravenous Colistin Alone for the Treatment of Ventilator‐Associated Pneumonia: A Matched Case‐Control Study

(2010) Diamantis P. Kofteridis et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

An in vitro bacterial adhesion assessment of surface-modified medical-grade PVC

(2010) Ahmad Asadinezhad et al.   COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES

Silver nanoparticles impede the biofilm formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus epidermidis

(2010) Kalimuthu Kalishwaralal et al.   COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES

Activity of a silver-coated endotracheal tube in preclinical models of ventilator-associated pneumonia and a study after extubation*

(2010) Jordi Rello et al.   CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

In vitro activity of tigecycline in combination with gentamicin against biofilm-forming Staphylococcus aureus

(2010) Kevin W. McConeghy et al.   DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Tigecycline inhibition of a mature biofilm in clinical isolates ofStaphylococcus aureus: comparison with other drugs: Table 1

(2010) Viviana Cafiso et al.   FEMS IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

A European care bundle for prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia

(2010) Jordi Rello et al.   INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE

Consensus Summary of Aerosolized Antimicrobial Agents: Application of Guideline Criteria

(2010) Jennifer Le et al.   PHARMACOTHERAPY

Control of biofilm formation in water using molecularly capped silver nanoparticles

(2010) A. Dror-Ehre et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Assessment of antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles on Pseudomonas aeruginosa and its mechanism of action

(2010) Aruna Jyothi Kora et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY

Endotracheal Tube-associated Pneumonia

(2009) Subramanian Sathishkumar et al.   ANESTHESIOLOGY

Ventilator-associated Pneumonia or Endotracheal Tube-associated Pneumonia?

(2009) Ioannis A. Pneumatikos et al.   ANESTHESIOLOGY

In Vitro Activities of Telavancin and Vancomycin against Biofilm-Producing Staphylococcus aureus, S. epidermidis, and Enterococcus faecalis Strains

(2009) K. L. LaPlante et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Bacterial adhesion: From mechanism to control

(2009) Katsutoshi Hori et al.   BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Association Between a Silver-Coated Endotracheal Tube and Reduced Mortality in Patients With Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

(2009) Bekele Afessa et al.   CHEST

Inhaled colistin as adjunctive therapy to intravenous colistin for the treatment of microbiologically documented ventilator-associated pneumonia: a comparative cohort study

(2009) I.P. Korbila et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Aerosolized antibiotics and ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis in the intensive care unit*

(2009) Lucy B. Palmer et al.   CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Interactions of Silver Nanoparticles withPseudomonas putidaBiofilms

(2009) Julia Fabrega et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Role of LecA and LecB Lectins in Pseudomonas aeruginosa-Induced Lung Injury and Effect of Carbohydrate Ligands

(2009) C. Chemani et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Silver-Coated Endotracheal Tube to Reduce the Incidence of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

(2009) Andrew F. Shorr et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Update on the treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia

(2009) A. A. El Solh et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Silver Nanoparticles in Therapeutics: Development of an Antimicrobial Gel Formulation for Topical Use

(2009) Jaya Jain et al.   MOLECULAR PHARMACEUTICS

Biogenic synthesis of silver nanoparticles and their synergistic effect with antibiotics: a study against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria

(2009) Amanulla Mohammed Fayaz et al.   Nanomedicine-Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine

Adjunctive Aerosolized Antibiotics for Treatment of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

(2009) Quinn A Czosnowski et al.   PHARMACOTHERAPY

In Vitro Activity of Telavancin against Resistant Gram-Positive Bacteria

(2008) K. M. Krause et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Comparative Surveillance Study of Telavancin Activity against Recently Collected Gram-Positive Clinical Isolates from across the United States

(2008) D. C. Draghi et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Antimicrobial-coated endotracheal tubes: an experimental study

(2008) Lorenzo Berra et al.   INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE

Internally coated endotracheal tubes with silver sulfadiazine in polyurethane to prevent bacterial colonization: a clinical trial

(2008) Lorenzo Berra et al.   INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE

Defining, treating and preventing hospital acquired pneumonia: European perspective

(2008) Antoni Torres et al.   INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE

Silver-Coated Endotracheal Tubes and Incidence of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

(2008) Marin H. Kollef   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Antimicrobial surface functionalization of plastic catheters by silver nanoparticles

(2008) D. Roe et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Influence of silicone surface roughness and hydrophobicity on adhesion and colonization ofStaphylococcus epidermidis

(2008) Haiying Tang et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A

Comprehensive evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for ventilator-associated pneumonia: Prevention

(2008) John Muscedere et al.   JOURNAL OF CRITICAL CARE

Serum Inhibits P. aeruginosa Biofilm Formation on Plastic Surfaces and Intravenous Catheters

(2008) Adrienne Hammond et al.   JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH