List of works - Konstantinos Z Vardakas

A prospective study of characteristics and outcomes of bacteremia in patients with solid organ or hematologic malignancies

scientific article published on 27 April 2013

Activity of cefiderocol (S-649266) against carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria collected from inpatients in Greek hospitals

scientific article published on 22 March 2017

Adjunctive therapies for community-acquired pneumonia: a systematic review

scientific article published on 18 July 2008

An update on adverse drug reactions related to β-lactam antibiotics

scientific article

Antifungal prophylaxis with azoles in high-risk, surgical intensive care unit patients: a meta-analysis of randomized, placebo-controlled trials

scientific article published in April 2006

Antimicrobial-impregnated and -coated shunt catheters for prevention of infections in patients with hydrocephalus: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 13 March 2015

Antistaphylococcal penicillins versus cephalosporins for definitive treatment of meticillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article

Benefit-risk assessment of linezolid for serious gram-positive bacterial infections

scientific article

Characteristics, risk factors and outcomes of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae infections in the intensive care unit

scientific article published on 15 November 2014

Clinical Outcomes With Extended or Continuous Versus Short-term Intravenous Infusion of Carbapenems and Piperacillin/Tazobactam: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis ⬇️

scientific article published on October 16, 2012

Clostridium difficile infection following systemic antibiotic administration in randomised controlled trials: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article

Colistin loading dose: evaluation of the published pharmacokinetic and clinical data

scientific article

Colistin versus polymyxin B for the treatment of patients with multidrug-resistant Gram-negative infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article

Comparison of antibiotics with placebo for treatment of acute sinusitis: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

scientific article

Continuous or Extended Intravenous Administration of β-Lactam Antibiotics

scientific article published in April 2017

Daptomycin for endocarditis and/or bacteraemia: a systematic review of the experimental and clinical evidence

scientific article published on 4 June 2007

Deaths attributable to carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae infections

scientific article published on July 2014

Decreasing the incidence and impact of infections in neutropenic patients: evidence from meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials

scientific article published on January 2008

Effect of aminoglycoside and beta-lactam combination therapy versus beta-lactam monotherapy on the emergence of antimicrobial resistance: a meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials

scientific article

Effectiveness and Safety of Tigecycline: Focus on Use for Approved Indications ⬇️

scientific article published on March 19, 2012

Effectiveness and safety of high-dose tigecycline-containing regimens for the treatment of severe bacterial infections

scientific article published on 06 February 2014

Efficacy and safety of telavancin in clinical trials: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

scientific article

Ertapenem use and antimicrobial resistance to group 2 carbapenems in Gram-negative infections: a systematic review ⬇️

scientific article published on January 1, 2013

Extended or continuous versus short-term intravenous infusion of cephalosporins: a meta-analysis

scientific article published on 01 June 2013

Factors associated with treatment failure in patients with diabetic foot infections: An analysis of data from randomized controlled trials

scientific article

Fluconazole versus itraconazole for antifungal prophylaxis in neutropenic patients with haematological malignancies: a meta-analysis of randomised-controlled trials

scientific article published in October 2005

Fluoroquinolones vs beta-lactams for empirical treatment of immunocompetent patients with skin and soft tissue infections: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

scientific article

Fosfomycin

scientific article published on April 2016

Impact of Antibiotic MIC on Infection Outcome in Patients with Susceptible Gram-Negative Bacteria: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis ⬇️

scientific article published on May 21, 2012

Impact of Vacuum-Assisted Closure (VAC) Therapy on Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Sternal Wound Infections: A Meta-Analysis of Non-Randomized Studies ⬇️

scientific article published on May 31, 2013

Impact of oseltamivir use on the reduction of complications in patients with influenza: a prospective study

scientific article published on July 2016

Impact of passive humidification on clinical outcomes of mechanically ventilated patients: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

scientific article published on 01 December 2007

Impact of vancomycin minimum inhibitory concentration on clinical outcomes of patients with vancomycin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus infections: a meta-analysis and meta-regression

scientific article published on 12 October 2012

In vitro susceptibility and resistance phenotypes in contemporary Citrobacter isolates in a University Hospital in Crete, Greece

scientific article

In vitro susceptibility and resistance phenotypes in contemporary Enterobacter isolates in a university hospital in Crete, Greece

scientific article published on 25 May 2017

Infectious complications of monoclonal antibodies used in cancer therapy: a systematic review of the evidence from randomized controlled trials

scientific article published on June 2007

Inhaled antibiotics beyond aminoglycosides, polymyxins and aztreonam: A systematic review

scientific article

Inhaled colistin monotherapy for respiratory tract infections in adults without cystic fibrosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 29 June 2017

Interpretation of the findings of a cohort study of bacteremic patients with community-acquired pneumonia

scientific article published on 01 November 2007

Intravenous colistin combination antimicrobial treatment versus monotherapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 27 December 2017

Intravenous heparin in combination with antibiotics for the treatment of deep vein septic thrombophlebitis: a systematic review.

scientific article published on 12 December 2006

Intravenous plus inhaled versus intravenous colistin monotherapy for lower respiratory tract infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 8 February 2018

Linezolid for the treatment of adults with bone and joint infections

scientific article

Linezolid for the treatment of patients with endocarditis: a systematic review of the published evidence

scientific article

Linezolid versus glycopeptide or beta-lactam for treatment of Gram-positive bacterial infections: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

scientific article

Linezolid: effectiveness and safety for approved and off-label indications

scientific article published on October 2007

Liposomal amphotericin B as antifungal prophylaxis in bone marrow transplant patients

scientific article published on 01 April 2006

Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials of Vancomycin for the Treatment of Patients With Gram-Positive Infections: Focus on the Study Design ⬇️

scientific article published on April 1, 2012

Open access World Wide Web resources on urogenital infections

scientific article

Outcome of critically ill oldest-old patients (aged 90 and older) admitted to the intensive care unit

scientific article published in January 2006

Predictors of mortality in adult patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia: a meta-analysis

scientific article published in June 2010

Predictors of mortality in patients with infections due to multi-drug resistant Gram negative bacteria: The study, the patient, the bug or the drug? ⬇️

scientific article published on November 6, 2012

Prolonged versus short-term intravenous infusion of antipseudomonal β-lactams for patients with sepsis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials

scientific article

Relative frequency of albicans and the various non-albicans Candida spp among candidemia isolates from inpatients in various parts of the world: a systematic review ⬇️

scientific article published on August 24, 2010

Reply to Soman et al and Frippiat et al ⬇️

scientific article published on 01 April 2013

Resistance phenotypes and susceptibility of contemporary Serratia isolates in the university hospital of Crete, Greece

scientific article published on 2 August 2017

Resistance to fosfomycin: Mechanisms, Frequency and Clinical Consequences

scientific article published on 27 September 2018

Respiratory fluoroquinolones for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

scientific article

Risk factors for development of Clostridium difficile infection due to BI/NAP1/027 strain: a meta-analysis

scientific article

Role of glycopeptides as part of initial empirical treatment of febrile neutropenic patients: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

scientific article

Sex differences in the incidence and severity of respiratory tract infections

scientific article published on June 2007

Susceptibility of contemporary isolates to fosfomycin: a systematic review of the literature

scientific article published on 24 February 2016

Systematic review and meta-analysis of the efficacy and safety of therapy with linezolid containing regimens in the treatment of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis

scientific article published on April 2015

Temporal Trends (1999-2015) in the Impact Factor of Biomedical Journals Published by US and EU Scientific Societies

scientific article published on 6 March 2018

Tetracyclines for multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections

scientific article published on 16 February 2015

The antibiotic pipeline for multi-drug resistant gram negative bacteria: what can we expect?

scientific article

The dilemma of monotherapy or combination therapy in community-acquired pneumonia

scientific article

Tigecycline for carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae infections in the intensive care unit

scientific article

Treatment failure and recurrence of Clostridium difficile infection following treatment with vancomycin or metronidazole: a systematic review of the evidence

scientific article published on 06 March 2012

Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole for Acinetobacter spp.: A review of current microbiological and clinical evidence

scientific article published on 15 May 2015

Understanding of statistical terms routinely used in meta-analyses: an international survey among researchers

scientific article

Vacuum-assisted closure versus closure without vacuum assistance for preventing surgical site infections and infections of chronic wounds: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

scientific article published on 08 May 2014

Ventilator-associated sinusitis in adults: Systematic review and meta-analysis ⬇️

scientific article published on April 20, 2012

β-Lactam plus aminoglycoside or fluoroquinolone combination versus β-lactam monotherapy for Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections: a meta-analysis

scientific article published on 12 February 2013

List of works by Konstantinos Z Vardakas

A prospective study of characteristics and outcomes of bacteremia in patients with solid organ or hematologic malignancies

Activity of cefiderocol (S-649266) against carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria collected from inpatients in Greek hospitals

Adjunctive therapies for community-acquired pneumonia: a systematic review

An update on adverse drug reactions related to β-lactam antibiotics

Antifungal prophylaxis with azoles in high-risk, surgical intensive care unit patients: a meta-analysis of randomized, placebo-controlled trials

Antimicrobial-impregnated and -coated shunt catheters for prevention of infections in patients with hydrocephalus: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Antistaphylococcal penicillins versus cephalosporins for definitive treatment of meticillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Benefit-risk assessment of linezolid for serious gram-positive bacterial infections

Characteristics, risk factors and outcomes of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae infections in the intensive care unit

Clinical Outcomes With Extended or Continuous Versus Short-term Intravenous Infusion of Carbapenems and Piperacillin/Tazobactam: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis ⬇️

Clostridium difficile infection following systemic antibiotic administration in randomised controlled trials: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Colistin loading dose: evaluation of the published pharmacokinetic and clinical data

Colistin versus polymyxin B for the treatment of patients with multidrug-resistant Gram-negative infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Comparison of antibiotics with placebo for treatment of acute sinusitis: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Continuous or Extended Intravenous Administration of β-Lactam Antibiotics

Daptomycin for endocarditis and/or bacteraemia: a systematic review of the experimental and clinical evidence

Deaths attributable to carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae infections

Decreasing the incidence and impact of infections in neutropenic patients: evidence from meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials

Effect of aminoglycoside and beta-lactam combination therapy versus beta-lactam monotherapy on the emergence of antimicrobial resistance: a meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials

Effectiveness and Safety of Tigecycline: Focus on Use for Approved Indications ⬇️

Effectiveness and safety of high-dose tigecycline-containing regimens for the treatment of severe bacterial infections

Efficacy and safety of telavancin in clinical trials: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Ertapenem use and antimicrobial resistance to group 2 carbapenems in Gram-negative infections: a systematic review ⬇️

Extended or continuous versus short-term intravenous infusion of cephalosporins: a meta-analysis

Factors associated with treatment failure in patients with diabetic foot infections: An analysis of data from randomized controlled trials

Fluconazole versus itraconazole for antifungal prophylaxis in neutropenic patients with haematological malignancies: a meta-analysis of randomised-controlled trials

Fluoroquinolones vs beta-lactams for empirical treatment of immunocompetent patients with skin and soft tissue infections: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Fosfomycin

Impact of Antibiotic MIC on Infection Outcome in Patients with Susceptible Gram-Negative Bacteria: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis ⬇️

Impact of Vacuum-Assisted Closure (VAC) Therapy on Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Sternal Wound Infections: A Meta-Analysis of Non-Randomized Studies ⬇️

Impact of oseltamivir use on the reduction of complications in patients with influenza: a prospective study

Impact of passive humidification on clinical outcomes of mechanically ventilated patients: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Impact of vancomycin minimum inhibitory concentration on clinical outcomes of patients with vancomycin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus infections: a meta-analysis and meta-regression

In vitro susceptibility and resistance phenotypes in contemporary Citrobacter isolates in a University Hospital in Crete, Greece

In vitro susceptibility and resistance phenotypes in contemporary Enterobacter isolates in a university hospital in Crete, Greece

Infectious complications of monoclonal antibodies used in cancer therapy: a systematic review of the evidence from randomized controlled trials

Inhaled antibiotics beyond aminoglycosides, polymyxins and aztreonam: A systematic review

Inhaled colistin monotherapy for respiratory tract infections in adults without cystic fibrosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Interpretation of the findings of a cohort study of bacteremic patients with community-acquired pneumonia

Intravenous colistin combination antimicrobial treatment versus monotherapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Intravenous heparin in combination with antibiotics for the treatment of deep vein septic thrombophlebitis: a systematic review.

Intravenous plus inhaled versus intravenous colistin monotherapy for lower respiratory tract infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Linezolid for the treatment of adults with bone and joint infections

Linezolid for the treatment of patients with endocarditis: a systematic review of the published evidence

Linezolid versus glycopeptide or beta-lactam for treatment of Gram-positive bacterial infections: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Linezolid: effectiveness and safety for approved and off-label indications

Liposomal amphotericin B as antifungal prophylaxis in bone marrow transplant patients

Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials of Vancomycin for the Treatment of Patients With Gram-Positive Infections: Focus on the Study Design ⬇️

Open access World Wide Web resources on urogenital infections

Outcome of critically ill oldest-old patients (aged 90 and older) admitted to the intensive care unit

Predictors of mortality in adult patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia: a meta-analysis

Predictors of mortality in patients with infections due to multi-drug resistant Gram negative bacteria: The study, the patient, the bug or the drug? ⬇️

Prolonged versus short-term intravenous infusion of antipseudomonal β-lactams for patients with sepsis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials

Relative frequency of albicans and the various non-albicans Candida spp among candidemia isolates from inpatients in various parts of the world: a systematic review ⬇️

Reply to Soman et al and Frippiat et al ⬇️

Resistance phenotypes and susceptibility of contemporary Serratia isolates in the university hospital of Crete, Greece

Resistance to fosfomycin: Mechanisms, Frequency and Clinical Consequences

Respiratory fluoroquinolones for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Risk factors for development of Clostridium difficile infection due to BI/NAP1/027 strain: a meta-analysis

Role of glycopeptides as part of initial empirical treatment of febrile neutropenic patients: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Sex differences in the incidence and severity of respiratory tract infections

Susceptibility of contemporary isolates to fosfomycin: a systematic review of the literature

Systematic review and meta-analysis of the efficacy and safety of therapy with linezolid containing regimens in the treatment of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis

Temporal Trends (1999-2015) in the Impact Factor of Biomedical Journals Published by US and EU Scientific Societies

Tetracyclines for multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections

The antibiotic pipeline for multi-drug resistant gram negative bacteria: what can we expect?

The dilemma of monotherapy or combination therapy in community-acquired pneumonia

Tigecycline for carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae infections in the intensive care unit

Treatment failure and recurrence of Clostridium difficile infection following treatment with vancomycin or metronidazole: a systematic review of the evidence

Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole for Acinetobacter spp.: A review of current microbiological and clinical evidence

Understanding of statistical terms routinely used in meta-analyses: an international survey among researchers

Vacuum-assisted closure versus closure without vacuum assistance for preventing surgical site infections and infections of chronic wounds: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Ventilator-associated sinusitis in adults: Systematic review and meta-analysis ⬇️

β-Lactam plus aminoglycoside or fluoroquinolone combination versus β-lactam monotherapy for Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections: a meta-analysis