Annual Congress Berlin 2008

Saturday, 04.10.2008
Sunday, 05.10.2008
Monday, 06.10.2008
Tuesday, 07.10.2008
Wednesday, 08.10.2008

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: Suppl. 52, abstract number.


Material from 2008:
  • 3952 Abstracts
  • 658 Slide presentations
  • 316 Webcasts
  • 96 Handouts
  • 1824 e-posters
  • 316 Multimedia files
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Treatment and outcome in hospitalised patients with community-acquired pneumonia

E-Communication Session
Chairs: D. Stolz (Basel, Switzerland), G. Rohde (Bochum, Germany)
Management and outcomes of lower respiratory tract infection in UK primary care
C. Winchester, T. Macfarlane, M. Thomas, D. Price (Aberdeen, United Kingdom)
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Patients‘ characteristics do not influence duration of antibiotic therapy (ABT) in hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP): results from the CAPO international study
S. Aliberti, P. Peyrani, F. Blasi, P. Tarsia, L. Allegra, J. Ramirez (Milan, Italy; Louisville, KY, United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Evaluation of severity, inflammatory response and adherence to treatment guidelines impact on community-acquired pneumonia outcomes
V. Dudzevicius, N. Ghazal, R. Ineson, S. Muzaffar, G. Antunes, N. Krishnaraj, S. Murphy (Middlesbrough, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Community-acquired pneumonia in alcohol abuse patients
A. Cervera, E. Fernández-Fabrellas, J. Blanquer, M. L. Briones, F. Sanz, C. Senent, E. Chiner, M. C. Aguar (Valencia, Spain)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Site of care for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) patients with CRB-65 score of 0-1 and pneumonia severity index (PSI) risk class (RC) of IV-V: what to do when this discrepancy occurs. Results from the CAPO international study
P. F. Castellotti, V. Rossetti, S. Aliberti, P. Tarsia, P. Peyrani, F. Blasi, J. Ramirez (Milan, Italy; Louisville, KY, United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Can improved outcomes be achieved when patients with community acquired pneumonia are managed in accordance with the national guidelines?
R. Parthasarathy, C. Cannon, V. Williams (Grimsby, Swindon, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Clinical characteristics and symptoms in older and younger patients with community acquired pneumonia
S. Krueger, C. Schumann, R. Marre, N. Suttorp, T. Welte (Aachen, Ulm, Berlin, Hannover, Germany)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Pro-atrial natriuretic peptide to predict short-term and long-term mortality in community-acquired pneumonia
S. Krueger, J. Kunde, A. Hanschmann, R. Marre, N. Suttorp, T. Welte (Aachen, Hennigsdorf, Ulm, Berlin, Hannover, Germany)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Plasma fibrinogen concentration is an independent marker of severity in patients with community acquired pneumonia
J. Chalmers, A. Singanayagam, M. Murray, A. Hill (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
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Severity of illness score in patients with bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia: implications for ICU care
C. Feldman, S. Alanee, V. Yu, G. Richards, A. Ortqvist, J. Rello, C. Chiou, M. Wagener, K. Klugman (Pittsburgh, PA, United States Of America; Johannesburg, South Africa; Stockholm, Sweden; Tarragona, Spain)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
CURB-65 score is related to length of stay in community-acquired pneumonia
D. Snijders, C. de Graaff, W. Boersma (Alkmaar, Netherlands)
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Risk factors of treatment failure of community acquired pneumonia in patients with COPD
U. Sohta, M. Kato, C. Yonemoto, Y. Koshimo, N. Tanabe, K. Miura, S. Goto, M. Kawashima (Kishiwada/Osaka, Japan)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Acute myocardial infarction in hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia: results from the CAPO international cohort study
J. Ramirez, S. Aliberti, M. Mirsaeidi, P. Peyrani, G. Filardo, G. Levy, P. Fernandez, D. Legnani, M. Mateo, M. Bodi, J. Martinez, F. Blasi, The CAPO Investigators (Louisville, KY, Dallas, TX, United States Of America; Milan, Italy; Caracas, Venezuela; Sa
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Female gender is associated with poor clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia: results from the CAPO international cohort study
M. Mirsaeidi, P. Peyrani, J. Portillo, M. Allen, F. Arteta, J. Porras, J. Roig, E. Rodriguez, M. Rodriguez, J. Ramirez, The CAPO Investigators (Louisville, KY, United States Of America; Barquisimeto, Venezuela; Tarragona, Spain; Escaldes, Andorra; La Pla
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Tigecycline vs levofloxacin for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP): EU experience
N. Dartois, N. Castaing, H. Gandjini, G. Dukart, A. Cooper (Paris, France; Collegeville, PA, United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
A worldwide perspective of the level of compliance with guidelines in hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia: results from the CAPO cohort international study
P. Peyrani, J. Rello, R. Menendez, P. Rossi, A. Torres, F. Blasi, R. Cosentini, C. Luna, C. Feldman, J. Ramirez, The CAPO Investigators (Louisville, KY, United States Of America; Tarragona, Valencia, Barcelona, Spain; Udine, Milan, Italy; Buenos Aires, A
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Impact of host status, bacteria and antibiotic therapy on systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) development in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)
F. Sanz, J. Blanquer, E. Fernández, A. Cervera, C. Aguar, E. Chiner, R. Blanquer (Valencia, Spain)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Fluoroquinolone versus β-lactam plus macrolide in patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)
M. Volpi, S. Aliberti, A. M. Brambilla, R. Cosentini, A. Torri, F. Blasi (Milan, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstract
The effect of educational interventions of administering the first dose of antibiotics within 4 hours on community acquired pneumonia management
J. H. Chung, C. J. Kim, S. M. Lee, C. H. Han (Koyang, Republic Of Korea)
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Reasons that justify hospitalization for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) patients with CURB-65 score 0-1
S. Aliberti, P. F. Castellotti, A. M. Brambilla, R. Cosentini, V. Rossetti, F. Tantardini, P. Tarsia, P. Peyrani, J. Ramirez, F. Blasi (Milan, Italy; Louisville, KY, United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster