Iris De Schutter
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
27 Papers
133 Citations
Iris De Schutter is an academic researcher from Vrije Universiteit Brussel. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Community-acquired pneumonia. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 27 publications.
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Papers
Prevention of pneumococcal diseases in the post-seven valent vaccine era: A European perspective
TL;DR: Routine vaccination has greatly reduced the burden of pneumococcal diseases in children and public health significance of indirect benefits, prevention of pneumonia and AOM and coverage of non-PCV7 serotypes by higher valency vaccines is highlighted.
Inhaled budesonide induced Cushing's syndrome in cystic fibrosis patients, due to drug inhibition of cytochrome P450
TL;DR: Two CF patients developed Cushing's syndrome during administration of inhaled budesonide with oral itraconazole in one and with clarithromycin in the other patient after 2 and 6 weeks of drug co-administration.
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Rapidly developing Cushing syndrome in a 4-year-old patient during combined treatment with itraconazole and inhaled budesonide.
TL;DR: This is the first time that an iatrogenic Cushing syndrome in a young child with cystic fibrosis after a combined treatment of oral itraconazole and inhaled budesonide for a suspected allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis is reported.
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Pandemic A/H1N1v influenza 2009 in hospitalized children: a multicenter Belgian survey.
Sophie Blumental,Elisabeth Huisman,Marie-Coralie Cornet,Christine Ferreiro,Iris De Schutter,Marijke Reynders,Ingrid Wybo,Benoît Kabamba-Mukadi,Ruth Armano,Dominique Hermans,Marie-Cécile Nassogne,Bhavna Mahadeb,Christine Fonteyne,Gerlant van Berlaer,Jack Levy,Didier Moulin,Anne Vergison,Anne Malfroot,Philippe Lepage +18 more
TL;DR: Although influenza A/H1N1v infections were generally self-limited, pediatric burden of disease was significant and compared to other countries experiencing different health care systems, the Belgian cohort was younger and received less frequently antiviral therapy; disease course and mortality were however similar.
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Pneumococcal serogroups and serotypes in severe pneumococcal pneumonia in Belgian children: theoretical coverage of the 7-valent and 9-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines.
TL;DR: Although the causative pneumococcal serotypes of invasive diseases are already extensively studied, few data are available about the pneumococ CAL serotypes additionally isolated from broncho‐alveolar lavage samples in childhood pneumonia.
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