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Comparison of community-acquired pneumonia due to methicillin-resistant and methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus producing the Panton-Valentine leukocidin.

Vardakas KZ, Matthaiou DK, Falagas ME.

Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2009 Dec;13(12):1476-1485.PMID: 19919764 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Attributable mortality of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia infections: a systematic review of the literature.

Falagas ME, Kastoris AC, Vouloumanou EK, Rafailidis PI, Kapaskelis AM, Dimopoulos G.

Future Microbiol. 2009 Nov;4:1103-9.PMID: 19895214 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Do PubMed and Google searches help medical students and young doctors reach the correct diagnosis? A pilot study.

Falagas ME, Ntziora F, Makris GC, Malietzis GA, Rafailidis PI.

Eur J Intern Med. 2009 Dec;20(8):788-90. Epub 2009 Oct 17.PMID: 19892310 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Adjustment of dosing of antimicrobial agents for bodyweight in adults.

Falagas ME, Karageorgopoulos DE.

Lancet. 2009 Oct 27. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available. PMID: 19875163 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Serum procalcitonin for prediction of renal parenchymal involvement in children with urinary tract infections: a meta-analysis of prospective clinical studies.

Mantadakis E, Plessa E, Vouloumanou EK, Karageorgopoulos DE, Chatzimichael A, Falagas ME.

J Pediatr. 2009 Dec;155(6):875-881.e1. Epub 2009 Oct 21.PMID: 19850301 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

How well do clinical researchers understand risk estimates?

Falagas ME, Makris GC, Karageorgopoulos DE, Batsiou M, Alexiou VG.

Epidemiology. 2009 Nov;20(6):930-1. No abstract available. PMID: 19829189 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Clinical significance of the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic characteristics of fosfomycin for the treatment of patients with systemic infections.

Roussos N, Karageorgopoulos DE, Samonis G, Falagas ME.

Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2009 Dec;34(6):506-15. Epub 2009 Oct 13.PMID: 19828298 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Re: Semirecumbent position to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia is not evidence based.

Alexiou VG, Ierodiakonou V, Dimopoulos G, Falagas ME.

J Crit Care. 2009 Oct 12. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available. PMID: 19828281 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Interstitial Cystitis: An Unsolved Enigma.

Moutzouris DA, Falagas ME.

Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2009 Oct 1. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19808225 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Tigecycline for the treatment of patients with community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalization.

Falagas ME, Metaxas EI.

Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2009 Oct;7(8):913-23.PMID: 19803699 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Seasonality of mortality: the September phenomenon in Mediterranean countries.

Falagas ME, Karageorgopoulos DE, Moraitis LI, Vouloumanou EK, Roussos N, Peppas G, Rafailidis PI.

CMAJ. 2009 Oct 13;181(8):484-6. Epub 2009 Sep 21.PMID: 19770237 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Erratum to: Effect of meteorological variables on the incidence of lower urinary tract infections.

Falagas ME, Peppas G, Matthaiou DK, Karageorgopoulos DE, Karalis N, Theocharis G.

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2009 Sep 18. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available. PMID: 19763641 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Psychosocial consequences of infectious diseases.

Pappas G, Kiriaze IJ, Giannakis P, Falagas ME.

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2009 Aug;15(8):743-7. Review.PMID: 19754730 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Inhaled colistin as adjunctive to intravenous colistin for the treatment of microbiologically documented VAP: a comparative cohort study.

Korbila IP, Michalopoulos A, Rafailidis PI, Nikita D, Samonis G, Falagas ME.

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2009 Sep 2. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19732088 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Prevalence of hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV infections among patients in a psychiatric hospital in Greece.

Kakisi OK, Grammatikos AA, Karageorgopoulos DE, Athanasoulia AP, Papadopoulou AV, Falagas ME.

Psychiatr Serv. 2009 Sep;60(9):1269-72.PMID: 19723746 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Informed consent: how much and what do patients understand?

Falagas ME, Korbila IP, Giannopoulou KP, Kondilis BK, Peppas G.

Am J Surg. 2009 Sep;198(3):420-35. Review.PMID: 19716887 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Health literacy and sources of health education among adolescents in Greece.

Vardavas CI, Kondilis BK, Patelarou E, Akrivos PD, Falagas ME.

Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2009 Apr-Jun;21(2):179-86.PMID: 19702197 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Lost in translation: differences in antimicrobial indication approval policies between the United States and Europe.

Pappas G, Ierodiakonou V, Falagas ME.

Clin Ther. 2009 Jul;31(7):1595-603.PMID: 19695409 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Intravenous fosfomycin for the treatment of nosocomial infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in critically ill patients: a prospective evaluation.

Michalopoulos A, Virtzili S, Rafailidis P, Chalevelakis G, Damala M, Falagas ME.

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2009 Aug 20. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19694767 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Do Changes in Antimicrobial Resistance Necessitate Reconsideration of Surgical Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Strategies?

Falagas ME, Alexiou VG, Peppas G, Makris GC.

Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2009 Aug 18. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19689199 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Susceptibility of urinary tract bacteria to fosfomycin.

Maraki S, Samonis G, Rafailidis PI, Vouloumanou EK, Mavromanolakis E, Falagas ME.

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2009 Oct;53(10):4508-10. Epub 2009 Aug 17.PMID: 19687248 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Approach to the febrile patient in the ICU.

Dimopoulos G, Falagas ME.

Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2009 Sep;23(3):471-84. Review.PMID: 19665078 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comparison of adverse events between oral and intravenous formulations of antimicrobial agents: a systematic review of the evidence from randomized trials.

Kouranos VD, Karageorgopoulos DE, Peppas G, Falagas ME.

Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2009 Oct;18(10):873-9.PMID: 19653237 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Short versus long duration of antibiotic therapy for bacterial meningitis: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials in children.

Karageorgopoulos DE, Valkimadi PE, Kapaskelis A, Rafailidis PI, Falagas ME.

Arch Dis Child. 2009 Aug;94(8):607-14. Review.PMID: 19628879 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Economic crises and mortality: a review of the literature.

Falagas ME, Vouloumanou EK, Mavros MN, Karageorgopoulos DE.

Int J Clin Pract. 2009 Aug;63(8):1128-35.PMID: 19624782 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing organisms.

Falagas ME, Karageorgopoulos DE.

J Hosp Infect. 2009 Dec;73(4):345-354. Epub 2009 Jul 10.PMID: 19596491 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Outcome of antimicrobial therapy in documented biofilm-associated infections: a review of the available clinical evidence.

Falagas ME, Kapaskelis AM, Kouranos VD, Kakisi OK, Athanassa Z, Karageorgopoulos DE.

Drugs. 2009;69(10):1351-61. doi: 10.2165/00003495-200969100-00005. Review.PMID: 19583453 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Family support of elderly patients hospitalized in a public tertiary hospital in Greece: a prospective study.

Samonis G, Giannousi Z, Varbobitis IC, Sardi TA, Falagas ME.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009 Jul;57(7):1302-4. No abstract available. PMID: 19570161 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The therapeutic effect of balneotherapy: evaluation of the evidence from randomised controlled trials.

Falagas ME, Zarkadoulia E, Rafailidis PI.

Int J Clin Pract. 2009 Jul;63(7):1068-84.PMID: 19570124 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Current treatment of pseudomonal infections in the elderly.

Pappas G, Saplaoura K, Falagas ME.

Drugs Aging. 2009;26(5):363-79. doi: 10.2165/00002512-200926050-00001. Review.PMID: 19552489 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Fosfomycin for the treatment of infections caused by Gram-positive cocci with advanced antimicrobial drug resistance: a review of microbiological, animal and clinical studies.

Falagas ME, Roussos N, Gkegkes ID, Rafailidis PI, Karageorgopoulos DE.

Expert Opin Investig Drugs. 2009 Jul;18(7):921-44.PMID: 19548851 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Incidence, characteristics and outcomes of patients with severe community acquired-MRSA pneumonia.

Vardakas KZ, Matthaiou DK, Falagas ME.

Eur Respir J. 2009 Nov;34(5):1148-58. Epub 2009 Jun 18.PMID: 19541719 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Update on the safety of linezolid.

Metaxas EI, Falagas ME.

Expert Opin Drug Saf. 2009 Jul;8(4):485-91. Review.PMID: 19538105 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Adjunctive dexamethasone therapy for bacterial meningitis in adults: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Vardakas KZ, Matthaiou DK, Falagas ME.

Eur J Neurol. 2009 Jun;16(6):662-73.PMID: 19475753 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Clinical practice of obtaining blood cultures from patients with a central venous catheter in place: an international survey.

Falagas ME, Ierodiakonou V, Alexiou VG.

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2009 Jul;15(7):683-6. Epub 2009 May 18.PMID: 19456826 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Antibiotics versus placebo or watchful waiting for acute otitis media: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Vouloumanou EK, Karageorgopoulos DE, Kazantzi MS, Kapaskelis AM, Falagas ME.

J Antimicrob Chemother. 2009 Jul;64(1):16-24. Epub 2009 May 19. Review.PMID: 19454521 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Nephrotoxicity of colistin: new insight into an old antibiotic.

Falagas ME, Rafailidis PI.

Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Jun 15;48(12):1729-31. No abstract available. PMID: 19438398 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Toxoplasmosis snapshots: global status of Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence and implications for pregnancy and congenital toxoplasmosis.

Pappas G, Roussos N, Falagas ME.

Int J Parasitol. 2009 Oct;39(12):1385-94. Epub 2009 May 9.PMID: 19433092 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a forgotten alternative?

Pappas G, Athanasoulia AP, Matthaiou DK, Falagas ME.

J Chemother. 2009 Apr;21(2):115-26. Review.PMID: 19423463 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Statins for sepsis: a critical and updated review.

Kopterides P, Falagas ME.

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2009 Apr;15(4):325-34. Review.PMID: 19416304 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Treatment of acute bacterial exacerbations of chronic bronchitis.

Siempos II, Michalopoulos A, Falagas ME.

Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2009 May;10(7):1173-82. Review.PMID: 19405791 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Fosfomycin for the treatment of infections caused by multidrug-resistant non-fermenting Gram-negative bacilli: a systematic review of microbiological, animal and clinical studies.

Falagas ME, Kastoris AC, Karageorgopoulos DE, Rafailidis PI.

Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2009 Aug;34(2):111-20. Epub 2009 Apr 28. Review.PMID: 19403273 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Linezolid for patients with neutropenia: are bacteriostatic agents appropriate?

Rafailidis PI, Kouranos VD, Christodoulou C, Falagas ME.

Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2009 May;7(4):415-22. Review.PMID: 19400761 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Meta-analyses on pediatric infections and vaccines.

Grammatikos AP, Mantadakis E, Falagas ME.

Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2009 Jun;23(2):431-57. Review.PMID: 19393917 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Meta-analysis on surgical infections.

Matthaiou DK, Peppas G, Falagas ME.

Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2009 Jun;23(2):405-30. Review.PMID: 19393916 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Meta-analyses on the prevention and treatment of respiratory tract infections.

Siempos II, Dimopoulos G, Falagas ME.

Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2009 Jun;23(2):331-53. Review.PMID: 19393913 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Meta-analyses on behavioral interventions to reduce the risk of transmission of HIV.

Vergidis PI, Falagas ME.

Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2009 Jun;23(2):309-14. Review.PMID: 19393911 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Meta-analytical studies on the epidemiology, prevention, and treatment of human immunodeficiency virus infection.

Vergidis PI, Falagas ME, Hamer DH.

Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2009 Jun;23(2):295-308. Review.PMID: 19393910 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Meta-analyses on the optimization of the duration of antimicrobial treatment for various infections.

Rafailidis PI, Pitsounis AI, Falagas ME.

Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2009 Jun;23(2):269-76, Table of Contents. Review.PMID: 19393908 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses in infectious diseases: how are they done and what are their strengths and limitations?

Leibovici L, Falagas ME.

Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2009 Jun;23(2):181-94.PMID: 19393904 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles