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List of works by Stamatis Karakonstantis

A prospective study of hospitalized patients with leukemoid reaction; causes, prognosis and value of manual peripheral smear review

scientific article published on 01 September 2019

A rare case of acute transverse myelitis associated with Staphylococcusaureus bacteremia and osteomyelitis.

scientific article published on 25 May 2017

A significant percentage of patients with transrectal biopsy-related infections have positive blood cultures but negative urine cultures. A literature review and meta-analysis

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A systematic review of implications, mechanisms, and stability of in vivo emergent resistance to colistin and tigecycline in Acinetobacter baumannii

scientific article published on 17 July 2020

Antibiotics Versus No Antibiotics in Acute Diverticulitis; Does the Empirical Antimicrobial Regimen Matter?

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Antimicrobial overuse and misuse in the community in Greece and link to antimicrobial resistance using methicillin-resistant S. aureus as an example

scientific article published on 10 April 2019

Are there safe VITEK2 MIC cutoffs to avoid errors in colistin susceptibility testing?

scientific article published on 19 September 2018

Atypical Presentation of IgA Nephropathy Mimicking Acute Pyelonephritis.

scientific article published on 13 June 2018

Blood culture useful only in selected patients with urinary tract infections - a literature review.

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Central nervous system tuberculosis reactivation following intravenous iron supplementation

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

Correspondence regarding "Changes in eosinophil count during bacterial infection: revisiting an old marker to assess the efficacy of antimicrobial therapy".

scientific article published on 11 November 2017

Correspondence to "Role of neutrophil to lymphocyte and monocyte to lymphocyte ratios in the diagnosis of bacterial infection in patients with fever".

scientific article published on 8 September 2017

Eosinophil count (EC) as a diagnostic and prognostic marker for infection in the internal medicine department setting

scientific article published on 01 June 2019

Evaluation and management of Staphylococcus aureus bacteriuria: an updated review.

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False-Positive Blood Cultures in Acute Leukemia: An Underrecognized Finding.

scientific article published on 29 January 2018

Fosfomycin Oral Step-Down for <i>Escherichia Coli</i> Febrile Urinary Tract Infections: Does the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) Matter?

scientific article published in 2022

Is Taking Blood Cultures Indicated in Acute Pyelonephritis Patients Who Have Used Antibiotics before Presentation?

scientific article published in March 2018

Is bacteremia the decisive factor for the duration of antimicrobial therapy in bacteremic urinary tract infections?

scientific article published on 16 January 2018

Is coverage of S. aureus necessary in cellulitis/erysipelas? A literature review

scientific article published on 16 December 2019

Is pandrug-resistance in A. baumannii a transient phenotype? Epidemiological clues from a 4-year cohort study at a tertiary referral hospital in Greece

scientific article published on 30 October 2020

Lower lobe pneumonia presenting as singultus (hiccups)

scientific article published on 01 January 2018

Missing the early signs of thiamine deficiency. A case associated with a liquid-only diet

scientific article published on 09 August 2018

NEET status among young Greeks: Association with mental health and substance use

scientific article published on 24 April 2019

Nasogastric aspiration/lavage in patients with gastrointestinal bleeding: a review of the evidence

scientific article published on 3 November 2017

Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio As a Risk Stratification Tool for Older Adults with Pneumonia

scientific article published on 20 November 2017

Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio; an Independent Predictor of Mortality or Just a Surrogate Marker of Underlying Complications?

scientific article published on 01 February 2019

Olmesartan-associated enteropathy. A rare but easily treatable entity

scientific article published in October 2017

Pitfalls in studies of eosinopenia and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte count ratio

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Re: 'Treatment duration for Escherichia coli bloodstream infection and outcomes' by Giannella et al

scientific article published on 16 October 2018

Replacing Urine Catheters for Urinary Tract Infections: A Closer Look

scientific article published on 21 December 2018

Symptomatic relief as an outcome in studies of nasogastric decompression in small bowel obstruction

scientific article published on 7 October 2017

The clinical significance of concomitant bacteriuria in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. A review and meta-analysis.

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Timing of Antibiotic Administration and Mortality in Septic Patients Presenting With Vague Symptoms

scientific article published on 01 December 2018

Treatment options for K. pneumoniae, P. aeruginosa and A. baumannii co-resistant to carbapenems, aminoglycosides, polymyxins and tigecycline: an approach based on the mechanisms of resistance to carbapenems

scientific article published on 01 September 2020