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Acute uncomplicated cystitis: from surveillance data to a rationale for empirical treatment.

Katsarolis I, Poulakou G, Athanasia S, Kourea-Kremastinou J, Lambri N, Karaiskos E, Panagopoulos P, Kontopidou FV, Voutsinas D, Koratzanis G, Kanellopoulou M, Adamis G, Vagiakou H, Perdikaki P, Giamarellou H, Kanellakopoulou K; Collaborative Study Group on Antibiotic Resistance in Community-acquired Urinary Tract Infections.

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Pelekanou A, Tsangaris I, Kotsaki A, Karagianni V, Giamarellou H, Armaganidis A, Giamarellos-Bourboulis EJ.

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Giamarellou H, Poulakou G.

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Katsarolis I, Poulakou G, Analitis A, Matthaiopoulou I, Roilides E, Antachopoulos C, Kafetzis DA, Daikos GL, Vorou R, Koubaniou C, Pneumatikos I, Samonis G, Syriopoulou V, Giamarellou H, Kanellakopoulou K.

BMC Infect Dis. 2009 Jul 29;9:120.PMID: 19640285 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Fluoroquinolone treatment of chronic bacterial prostatitis: a prospective cohort study.

Panagopoulos P, Antoniadou A, Kanellakopoulou K, Tsiodras S, Katsarolis I, Papadopoulos A, Galani L, Giamarellou H.

J Chemother. 2009 Jun;21(3):317-21.PMID: 19567353 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Association of highly active antiretroviral therapy with increased arterial stiffness in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus.

Lekakis J, Ikonomidis I, Palios J, Tsiodras S, Karatzis E, Poulakou G, Rallidis L, Antoniadou A, Panagopoulos P, Papadopoulos A, Triantafyllidi H, Giamarellou H, Kremastinos DT.

Am J Hypertens. 2009 Aug;22(8):828-34. Epub 2009 Jun 25.PMID: 19556973 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Plachouras D, Karvanen M, Friberg LE, Papadomichelakis E, Antoniadou A, Tsangaris I, Karaiskos I, Poulakou G, Kontopidou F, Armaganidis A, Cars O, Giamarellou H.

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Kanellakopoulou K, Giannitsioti E, Papadopoulos A, Athanassia S, Giamarellos-Bourboulis EJ, Giamarellou H.

J Chemother. 2009 Apr;21(2):226-8. No abstract available. PMID: 19423480 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Benito N, Miró JM, de Lazzari E, Cabell CH, del Río A, Altclas J, Commerford P, Delahaye F, Dragulescu S, Giamarellou H, Habib G, Kamarulzaman A, Kumar AS, Nacinovich FM, Suter F, Tribouilloy C, Venugopal K, Moreno A, Fowler VG Jr; ICE-PCS (International Collaboration on Endocarditis Prospective Cohort Study) Investigators.

Ann Intern Med. 2009 May 5;150(9):586-94.PMID: 19414837 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Tigecycline in the treatment of infections from multi-drug resistant gram-negative pathogens.

Poulakou G, Kontopidou FV, Paramythiotou E, Kompoti M, Katsiari M, Mainas E, Nicolaou C, Yphantis D, Antoniadou A, Trikka-Graphakos E, Roussou Z, Clouva P, Maguina N, Kanellakopoulou K, Armaganidis A, Giamarellou H.

J Infect. 2009 Apr;58(4):273-84.PMID: 19344841 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comment on: Redefining extended-spectrum beta-lactamases: balancing science and clinical need.

Bush K, Jacoby GA, Amicosante G, Bonomo RA, Bradford P, Cornaglia G, Garau J, Giamarellou H, Jarlier V, Martinez-Martinez L, Miriagou V, Palzkill T, Pascual A, Rodriguez-Baño J, Rossolini GM, Sougakoff W, Vatopoulos A.

J Antimicrob Chemother. 2009 Jul;64(1):212-3; author reply 213-5. Epub 2009 Mar 24. No abstract available. PMID: 19318363 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Does the activity of the combination of imipenem and colistin in vitro exceed the problem of resistance in metallo-beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates?

Souli M, Rekatsina PD, Chryssouli Z, Galani I, Giamarellou H, Kanellakopoulou K.

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2009 May;53(5):2133-5. Epub 2009 Mar 2.PMID: 19258266 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

In vitro elution of moxifloxacin from cancellous bone allografts.

Kanellakopoulou K, Sahinides T, Tsaganos T, Galanakis N, Giamarellou H, Giamarellos-Bourboulis EJ.

J Biomed Mater Res A. 2010 Jan;92(1):52-5.PMID: 19165791 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Efficacy of teicoplanin for the prevention of surgical site infections after total hip or knee arthroplasty: a prospective, open-label study.

Kanellakopoulou K, Papadopoulos A, Varvaroussis D, Varvaroussis A, Giamarellos-Bourboulis EJ, Pagonas A, Stergiou A, Papadelis P, Nikolaidis V, Giamarellou H.

Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2009 May;33(5):437-40. Epub 2008 Dec 30.PMID: 19117731 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Treatment of experimental osteomyelitis caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with a synthetic carrier of calcium sulphate (Stimulan) releasing moxifloxacin.

Kanellakopoulou K, Galanopoulos I, Soranoglou V, Tsaganos T, Tziortzioti V, Maris I, Papalois A, Giamarellou H, Giamarellos-Bourboulis EJ.

Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2009 Apr;33(4):354-9. Epub 2008 Dec 18.PMID: 19097865 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Bacterial flora in residents of long-term care facilities: a point prevalence study.

Kanellakopoulou K, Grammelis V, Baziaka F, Volonaki A, Gika M, Lazanas M, Giamarellou H.

J Hosp Infect. 2009 Apr;71(4):385-7. Epub 2008 Dec 5. No abstract available. PMID: 19062131 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

In vitro release of fusidic acid and teicoplanin from cancellous bone allografts.

Kanellakopoulou K, Sahinides T, Tsaganos T, Galanakis N, Giamarellou H, Giamarellos-Bourboulis EJ.

J Chemother. 2008 Oct;20(5):645-7.PMID: 19028629 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Emergence of extensively drug-resistant and pandrug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli in Europe.

Souli M, Galani I, Giamarellou H.

Euro Surveill. 2008 Nov 20;13(47). pii: 19045. Review.PMID: 19021957 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Colonisation with vancomycin- and linezolid-resistant Enterococcus faecium in a university hospital: molecular epidemiology and risk factor analysis.

Souli M, Sakka V, Galani I, Antoniadou A, Galani L, Siafakas N, Zerva L, Fytrou H, Tsiodras S, Giamarellou H.

Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2009 Feb;33(2):137-42. Epub 2008 Nov 13.PMID: 19013056 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Does a bed rail system of alcohol-based handrub antiseptic improve compliance of health care workers with hand hygiene? Results from a pilot study.

Giannitsioti E, Athanasia S, Antoniadou A, Fytrou H, Athanassiou K, Bourvani P, Kanellakopoulou K, Kouvelas K, Papadopoulos A, Plachouras D, Giamarellou H.

Am J Infect Control. 2009 Mar;37(2):160-3. Epub 2008 Oct 22.PMID: 18945519 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Successful treatment with moxifloxacin of experimental aortic valve endocarditis due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

Galani L, Pefanis A, Sakka V, Iliopoulos D, Donta I, Triantafyllidi H, Skiadas I, Karayiannakos P, Giamarellou H.

Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2009 Jan;33(1):65-9. Epub 2008 Sep 24.PMID: 18818055 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

In vitro elution of moxifloxacin and fusidic acid by a synthetic crystallic semihydrate form of calcium sulphate (Stimulan).

Panagopoulos P, Tsaganos T, Plachouras D, Carrer DP, Papadopoulos A, Giamarellou H, Kanellakopoulou K.

Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2008 Dec;32(6):485-7. Epub 2008 Sep 13.PMID: 18790611 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Evaluation of a rapid antigen detection test in the diagnosis of streptococcal pharyngitis in children and its impact on antibiotic prescription.

Maltezou HC, Tsagris V, Antoniadou A, Galani L, Douros C, Katsarolis I, Maragos A, Raftopoulos V, Biskini P, Kanellakopoulou K, Fretzayas A, Papadimitriou T, Nicolaidou P, Giamarellou H.

J Antimicrob Chemother. 2008 Dec;62(6):1407-12. Epub 2008 Sep 11.PMID: 18786938 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Successful virological outcome in an HIV-infected individual with a three-class resistant variant and an insertion in the protease genome with a Tipranavir based regimen.

Panagopoulos P, Paraskevis D, Antoniadou A, Papadopoulos A, Poulakou G, Hatzakis A, Giamarellou H.

Ir J Med Sci. 2008 Sep 10. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 18781283 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Screening for resistant gram-negative microorganisms to guide empiric therapy of subsequent infection.

Papadomichelakis E, Kontopidou F, Antoniadou A, Poulakou G, Koratzanis E, Kopterides P, Mavrou I, Armaganidis A, Giamarellou H.

Intensive Care Med. 2008 Dec;34(12):2169-75. Epub 2008 Aug 19.PMID: 18712349 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Pharmacokinetics of fusidic acid and cefepime in heart tissues: implications for a role in surgical prophylaxis.

Kanellakopoulou K, Tselikos D, Giannitsioti E, Giamarellos-Bourboulis EJ, Apostolakis E, Lolas C, Giamarellou H.

J Chemother. 2008 Aug;20(4):468-71.PMID: 18676227 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Acinetobacter baumannii: a universal threat to public health?

Giamarellou H, Antoniadou A, Kanellakopoulou K.

Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2008 Aug;32(2):106-19. Epub 2008 Jun 20. Review.PMID: 18571905 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

In vitro synergism of beta-lactams with ciprofloxacin and moxifloxacin against genetically distinct multidrug-resistant isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Kanellakopoulou K, Sarafis P, Galani I, Giamarellou H, Giamarellos-Bourboulis EJ.

Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2008 Jul;32(1):33-9. Epub 2008 Jun 5.PMID: 18538547 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Pharmacokinetics of levofloxacin after single and multiple oral doses in patients undergoing intermittent haemodialysis.

Tsaganos T, Kouki P, Digenis P, Giamarellou H, Giamarellos-Bourboulis EJ, Kanellakopoulou K.

Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2008 Jul;32(1):46-9. Epub 2008 Jun 4.PMID: 18534825 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Efficacy of teicoplanin, administered in two different regimens, in the treatment of experimental endocarditis due to Enterococcus faecalis.

Pavleas J, Skiada A, Daikos GL, Pefanis A, Giamarellos-Bourboulis E, Kanellakopoulou K, Tsaganos T, Perrea D, Donta I, Karayannakos P, Giamarellou H.

J Chemother. 2008 Apr;20(2):208-12.PMID: 18467247 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Doripenem: an expected arrival in the treatment of infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative pathogens.

Poulakou G, Giamarellou H.

Expert Opin Investig Drugs. 2008 May;17(5):749-71. Review.PMID: 18447600 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Efficacy and pharmacodynamics of linezolid, alone and in combination with rifampicin, in an experimental model of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis.

Tsaganos T, Skiadas I, Koutoukas P, Adamis T, Baxevanos N, Tzepi I, Pelekanou A, Giamarellos-Bourboulis EJ, Giamarellou H, Kanellakopoulou K.

J Antimicrob Chemother. 2008 Aug;62(2):381-3. Epub 2008 Apr 28.PMID: 18445576 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Effect of clarithromycin in patients with sepsis and ventilator-associated pneumonia.

Giamarellos-Bourboulis EJ, Pechère JC, Routsi C, Plachouras D, Kollias S, Raftogiannis M, Zervakis D, Baziaka F, Koronaios A, Antonopoulou A, Markaki V, Koutoukas P, Papadomichelakis E, Tsaganos T, Armaganidis A, Koussoulas V, Kotanidou A, Roussos C, Giamarellou H.

Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Apr 15;46(8):1157-64.PMID: 18444850 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008 Jul;52(7):2335-9. Epub 2008 Apr 14.PMID: 18411320 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Interactions of Ceftazidime and Amikacin on Multiresistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Have They Altered in the Six-Year Period from 1988 to 1994?

Giamarellos-Bourboulis EJ, Pefanis A, Grecka P, Kanellakopoulou K, Giamarellou H.

Clin Drug Investig. 1998;16(2):167-71.PMID: 18370535 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Current therapies for pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Giamarellou H, Kanellakopoulou K.

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J Antimicrob Chemother. 2008 Jun;61(6):1328-31. Epub 2008 Mar 18.PMID: 18353805 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Immunomodulatory effect of three-day continuous administration of clarithromycin for experimental sepsis due to multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

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Galani I, Kontopidou F, Souli M, Rekatsina PD, Koratzanis E, Deliolanis J, Giamarellou H.

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J Chemother. 2007 Dec;19(6):703-8. Review.PMID: 18230554 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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