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Marcella Hermans
Publications - 2
Citations - 152
Marcella Hermans is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Pneumonia & Stroke. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 106 citations.
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Stroke-induced immunodepression and dysphagia independently predict stroke-associated pneumonia - The PREDICT study.
Sarah Hoffmann,Hendrik J. Harms,Lena Ulm,Darius G. Nabavi,Bruno-Marcel Mackert,Ingo Schmehl,Gerhard J. Jungehulsing,Joan Montaner,Alejandro Bustamante,Marcella Hermans,Frank Hamilton,Jos Göhler,Uwe Malzahn,Carolin Malsch,Peter U. Heuschmann,Christian Meisel,Andreas Meisel +16 more
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that dysphagia and stroke-induced immunodepression syndrome are independent risk factors for stroke-associated pneumonia.
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The Randomized Controlled STRAWINSKI Trial: Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy after Stroke
Lena Ulm,Lena Ulm,Sarah Hoffmann,D. G. Nabavi,Marcella Hermans,Bruno-Marcel Mackert,Frank Hamilton,Ingo Schmehl,Gerhard-Jan Jungehuelsing,Joan Montaner,Alejandro Bustamante,Mira Katan,Andreas Hartmann,Stefan Ebmeyer,Christiane Dinter,Jan C. Wiemer,Sabine Hertel,Christian Meisel,Stefan D. Anker,Andreas Meisel +19 more
TL;DR: PCT is a promising biomarker for early detection of pneumonia and sepsis in acute stroke patients and PCTus-guided antibiotic therapy did not improve functional outcome at 3 months after severe ischemic stroke.