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Christophe Combescure

Senior lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva
Verified email at hcuge.ch
Cited by 19236

Burden of endemic health-care-associated infection in developing countries: systematic review and meta-analysis

B Allegranzi, SB Nejad, C Combescure, W Graafmans… - The Lancet, 2011 - thelancet.com
Background Health-care-associated infection is the most frequent result of unsafe patient care
worldwide, but few data are available from the developing world. We aimed to assess the …

Systemic thrombolytic therapy for acute pulmonary embolism: a systematic review and meta-analysis

…, G John, S Konstantinides, C Combescure… - European heart …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Aim Thrombolytic therapy induces faster clot dissolution than anticoagulation in patients with
acute pulmonary embolism (PE) but is associated with an increased risk of haemorrhage. …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical prediction rules for pulmonary embolism: a systematic review and meta-analysis

E Ceriani, C Combescure, G Le Gal, M Nendaz… - Journal of thrombosis …, 2010 - Elsevier
… Ceriani and C. Combescure had full access to all of the data in the study and take
responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. Study concept and …

Visual analog scales can assess the severity of rhinitis graded according to ARIA guidelines

PJ Bousquet, C Combescure, F Neukirch, JM Klossek… - Allergy, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Background: The allergic rhinitis and its impact on asthma (ARIA) guidelines provide a new
classification of allergic rhinitis, but a quantitative analysis for severity assessment is lacking. …

Perinatal exposure to bisphenol a alters early adipogenesis in the rat

…, CR Cederroth, C Combescure… - Environmental …, 2009 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
… This excess of pWAT was associated with adipocyte hypertrophy and overexpression of
lipogenic genes such as C/EBP-α (CAAT enhancer binding protein alpha), PPAR-γ (peroxisome …

[HTML][HTML] Phase 1 trials of rVSV Ebola vaccine in Africa and Europe

…, JS Brosnahan, R Burrow, C Combescure… - … England Journal of …, 2016 - Mass Medical Soc
Background The replication-competent recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus (rVSV)–based
vaccine expressing a Zaire ebolavirus (ZEBOV) glycoprotein was selected for rapid safety …

Mortality in rheumatoid arthritis over the last fifty years: systematic review and meta-analysis

S Dadoun, N Zeboulon-Ktorza, C Combescure, M Elhai… - Joint Bone Spine, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Mortality rates in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have been reported to
be higher than for the general population. Fortunately, efficient therapies have reduced …

Risk factors for survival after lung metastasectomy in colorectal cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Gonzalez, A Poncet, C Combescure, J Robert… - Annals of surgical …, 2013 - Springer
Background Resection of lung metastases (LM) from colorectal cancer (CRC) is increasingly
performed with a curative intent. It is currently not possible to identify those CRC patients …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of dose on the safety and immunogenicity of the VSV Ebola candidate vaccine: a randomised double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 1/2 trial

A Huttner, JA Dayer, S Yerly, C Combescure… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2015 - thelancet.com
Background Safe and effective vaccines against Ebola could prevent or control outbreaks.
The safe use of replication-competent vaccines requires a careful dose-selection process. We …

Maternal immunization earlier in pregnancy maximizes antibody transfer and expected infant seropositivity against pertussis

…, B Lemaître, M Boukrid, C Combescure… - Clinical Infectious …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background. Maternal immunization against pertussis is currently recommended after the
26th gestational week (GW). Data on the optimal timing of maternal immunization are …