List of works by Petros I Rafailidis

Ampicillin/sulbactam: current status in severe bacterial infections

scientific article (publication date: 2007)

Antibiotic treatment of infections due to carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae: systematic evaluation of the available evidence

scientific article published on 30 September 2013

Antibiotics versus placebo in the treatment of women with uncomplicated cystitis: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

scientific article published on 04 February 2009

Antimicrobial activity and clinical effectiveness of sisomicin: an evaluation of the literature (1995-2011).

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Antimicrobial susceptibility of Gram-negative nonurinary bacteria to fosfomycin and other antimicrobials

scientific article

Antiviral treatment for severe EBV infections in apparently immunocompetent patients

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Arrhythmias associated with fluoroquinolone therapy

scientific article published on 22 January 2007

Attributable mortality of Acinetobacter baumannii: no longer a controversial issue

scientific article published on January 2007

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

scientific article

Bacterial interference for the prevention and treatment of infections

scientific article published on 24 March 2008

Case-control studies reporting on risk factors for emergence of antimicrobial resistance: bias associated with the selection of the control group

scientific article published on 7 June 2010

Cholestasis in acute stroke: an investigation on its prevalence and etiology

scientific article published in July 2005

Colistin in ventilator-associated pneumonia

scientific article published on 01 March 2012

Colistin serum concentrations after intravenous administration in critically ill patients with serious multidrug-resistant, gram-negative bacilli infections: a prospective, open-label, uncontrolled study.

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Colistin therapy for microbiologically documented multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections: a retrospective cohort study of 258 patients

scientific article published on 16 December 2009

Comparison of mortality of patients with Acinetobacter baumannii bacteraemia receiving appropriate and inappropriate empirical therapy

scientific article published on 20 April 2006

Counterfeit or substandard antimicrobial drugs: a review of the scientific evidence

scientific article published on 5 June 2007

Cure of post-traumatic recurrent multiresistant Gram-negative rod meningitis with intraventricular colistin

scientific article published in May 2005

Current diagnosis and management of infectious mononucleosis

scientific article published on January 2012

Cytomegalovirus meningitis in an immunocompetent patient.

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Discordance between data acquired by history and findings of physical examination: a phenomenal paradox

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

scientific article published on 17 October 2009

Do high doses of quinolones decrease the emergence of antibacterial resistance? A systematic review of data from comparative clinical trials

scientific article

Early switch to oral versus intravenous antimicrobial treatment for hospitalized patients with acute pyelonephritis: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

scientific article published on 01 December 2008

Editorial Commentary: Fosfomycin: The Current Status of the Drug

scientific article published on 10 June 2015

Effectiveness and safety of neuraminidase inhibitors in reducing influenza complications: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

scientific article published on 20 May 2010

Effectiveness and safety of tigecycline: focus on use for approved indications

scientific article published on 19 March 2012

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

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Effusive-constrictive calcific pericarditis associated with Streptococcus salivarius. Case report and review of the literature

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Evaluation of a direct test for seasonal influenza in outpatients

scientific article published on July 22, 2010

Fever and periorbital edema: a review

scientific article published on July 2007

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

scientific article published in July 2009

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

scientific article

Fosfomycin versus other antibiotics for the treatment of cystitis: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

scientific article published on 29 June 2010

Fosfomycin: use beyond urinary tract and gastrointestinal infections

scientific article

Frequency of the off-label use of antibiotics in clinical practice: a systematic review

scientific article published on December 2012

Frequency of the off-label use of monoclonal antibodies in clinical practice: a systematic review of the literature

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Henoch-Schönlein purpura associated with Proteus mirabilis urinary tract infection

scientific article published on 01 May 2008

High prevalence of antibody titers against Bordetella pertussis in an adult population with prolonged cough

scientific article published on 06 August 2008

Impact of antibiotic MIC on infection outcome in patients with susceptible Gram-negative bacteria: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 21 May 2012

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

scientific article published on July 2016

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

Increasing contribution of China in modern biomedical research. Statistical data from ISI Web of Knowledge

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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 colistin as monotherapy for multidrug-resistant gram (-) nosocomial pneumonia: a case series

scientific article

Knee septic arthritis due to Streptococcus pyogenes associated with acute thrombosis of the tibial and peroneal veins: case report and review of the literature

scientific article published on January 2007

Knowledge and practices regarding prevention of infections associated with central venous catheters: a survey of intensive care unit medical and nursing staff

scientific article published on 15 April 2011

Linezolid for patients with neutropenia: are bacteriostatic agents appropriate?

scientific article published on May 2009

Matching criteria in case-control studies in the field of antimicrobial resistance

scientific article published on June 2008

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

scientific article published on June 2009

Multidrug-resistant tuberculous spondylodiscitis: need for aggressive management and drug susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates

scientific article published on 5 July 2005

Nephrotoxicity of colistin: new insight into an old antibiotic

scientific article published in June 2009

Non-physicians may reach correct diagnoses by using Google: a pilot study

scientific article published on 01 December 2008

Once versus multiple daily dosing of aminoglycosides for patients with febrile neutropenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 03 December 2010

Options for treating carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae

scientific article published on December 2014

Pandrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii infections: characteristics and outcome in a series of 28 patients

scientific article published on 2 September 2008

Periorbital and facial swelling due to dermatomyositis

scientific article published on May 2007

Peripheral T-cell lymphoma masquerading as infectious cellulitis

scientific article published on 02 March 2007

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

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Primary aortojejunal fistula due to foreign body: a rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding

scientific article published on 01 July 2002

Prognostic significance of phosphorylated STAT-1 expression in premenopausal and postmenopausal patients with invasive breast cancer.

scientific article published on 9 February 2012

Prulifloxacin: a review focusing on its use beyond respiratory and urinary tract infections

scientific article published on April 2011

Pyomyositis associated with hematological malignancy: case report and review of the literature

scientific article published on 27 August 2007

Q fever endocarditis masquerading as Mixed cryoglobulinemia type II. A case report and review of the literature

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Resistance to polymyxins: Mechanisms, frequency and treatment options

scientific article published on 17 June 2010

Risk factors associated with the isolation of colistin-resistant gram-negative bacteria: a matched case-control study

scientific article published in March 2008

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

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Risk factors of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae infections: a matched case control study

scientific article published on 20 September 2007

Safety of hepatitis B, pneumococcal polysaccharide and meningococcal polysaccharide vaccines in pregnancy: a systematic review.

scientific article published on January 2012

Seasonality of mortality: the September phenomenon in Mediterranean countries

scientific article published on 21 September 2009

Secular trends of antimicrobial resistance of blood isolates in a newly founded Greek hospital

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Severe cytomegalovirus infection in apparently immunocompetent patients: a systematic review

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Short- versus long-course antibiotic therapy for acute pyelonephritis in adolescents and adults: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

scientific article published on 01 October 2008

Statins for infection and sepsis: a systematic review of the clinical evidence

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Study of the topographic distribution of ets-1 protein expression in invasive breast carcinomas in relation to tumor phenotype

scientific article published on 02 May 2006

Susceptibility of Gram-negative bacteria to isepamicin: a systematic review

scientific article published on February 2012

Susceptibility of urinary tract bacteria to fosfomycin

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Synergy of fosfomycin with other antibiotics for Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria

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Systemic colistin use in children without cystic fibrosis: a systematic review of the literature

scientific article published on 24 January 2009

The effect of psychosocial factors on breast cancer outcome: a systematic review

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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

Treatment options for 2009 H1N1 influenza: evaluation of the published evidence

scientific article published on 24 February 2010

Trimethoprim/sulfametrole: evaluation of the available clinical and pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic evidence.

scientific article published on 13 July 2011

Tuberculosis of the oral cavity: a systematic review.

scientific article published on April 2010

Use of ACE inhibitors and risk of community-acquired pneumonia: a review

scientific article published on June 2008

When to include polymyxins in the empirical antibiotic regimen in critically ill patients with fever? A decision analysis approach.

scientific article published on June 2007

Worldwide prevalence of head lice

scientific article published in September 2008

β-D-glucan assay for the diagnosis of invasive fungal infections: a meta-analysis

scientific article published on 01 March 2011