Overview
Availability
- Dr Despoina Koulenti is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
- Doctor of Philosophy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
- Australia & New Zealand Intensive Care Society, Australia & New Zealand Intensive Care Society
- Internal Medicine Society of Australia and New Zealand, Internal Medicine Society of Australia and New Zealand
Research interests
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Severe Respiratory Infections, Hospital-acquired infections, Sepsis, Infections in Critically Ill Patients, Infections my multidrug-resistant pathogens
Works
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2023
Journal Article
Clinical features and outcomes of VAP due to multidrug-resistant Klebsiella spp.: A retrospective study comparing monobacterial and polybacterial episodes
Adukauskiene, Dalia, Ciginskiene, Ausra, Adukauskaite, Agne, Koulenti, Despoina and Rello, Jordi (2023). Clinical features and outcomes of VAP due to multidrug-resistant Klebsiella spp.: A retrospective study comparing monobacterial and polybacterial episodes. Antibiotics, 12 (6) 1056, 1-14. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics12061056
2023
Journal Article
Interferon gamma-1b for the prevention of hospital-acquired pneumonia in critically ill patients: a phase 2, placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial
Roquilly, Antoine, Francois, Bruno, Huet, Olivier, Launey, Yoann, Lasocki, Sigismond, Weiss, Emmanuel, Petrier, Melanie, Hourmant, Yannick, Bouras, Marwan, Lakhal, Karim, Le Bel, Cecilia, Flattres Duchaussoy, Delphine, Fernández-Barat, Laia, Ceccato, Adrian, Flet, Laurent, Jobert, Alexandra, Poschmann, Jeremie, Sebille, Veronique, Feuillet, Fanny, Koulenti, Despoina, Torres, Antoni, Grillot, Nicolas, Asehnoune, Karim, Bourdiol, Alexandre, Demeure dit latte, Dominique, Armaganidis, Apostolos, Nesseler, Nicolas, Seguin, Philippe and the Atlanrea study group and the Société Française d’Anesthésie Réanimation (SFAR) Research Network (2023). Interferon gamma-1b for the prevention of hospital-acquired pneumonia in critically ill patients: a phase 2, placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial. Intensive Care Medicine, 49 (5), 530-544. doi: 10.1007/s00134-023-07065-0
2023
Journal Article
Novel antimicrobial agents for gram-negative pathogens
Karvouniaris, Marios, Almyroudi, Maria Panagiota, Abdul-Aziz, Mohd Hafiz, Blot, Stijn, Paramythiotou, Elisabeth, Tsigou, Evdoxia and Koulenti, Despoina (2023). Novel antimicrobial agents for gram-negative pathogens. Antibiotics, 12 (4) 761, 1-31. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics12040761
2023
Journal Article
Impact of secondary sepsis on mortality in adult intensive care unit patients
Karvouniaris, Marios, Papadopoulos, Dimitrios, Koulenti, Despoina, Chatzimichail, Maria, Papamichalis, Panagiotis, Ntafoulis, Nikolaos, Valsamaki, Asimina, Katsiafylloudis, Perikles, Vaitsi, Eleni, Oikonomou, Katerina, Papapostolou, Evangelia, Xanthoudaki, Maria-Antonia, Papadogoulas, Antonios, Palli, Eleni, Poulakou, Garyphallia and Komnos, Apostolos (2023). Impact of secondary sepsis on mortality in adult intensive care unit patients. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 75 103345, 103345. doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2022.103345
2023
Book Chapter
Antimicrobial agents with primary activity against gram-negative bacteria
Niederman, Michael S., Koulenti, Despoina and Lipman, Jeffrey (2023). Antimicrobial agents with primary activity against gram-negative bacteria. Textbook of critical care. (pp. 853.e10-871.e10) edited by Jean-Louis Vincent, Frederick A. Moore, Rinaldo Bellomo and John J. Marini. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-323-75929-8.00116-7
2022
Journal Article
Safety, efficacy, and pharmacokinetics of gremubamab (MEDI3902), an anti-Pseudomonas aeruginosa bispecific human monoclonal antibody, in P. aeruginosa-colonised, mechanically ventilated intensive care unit patients: a randomised controlled trial
Chastre, Jean, François, Bruno, Bourgeois, Marc, Komnos, Apostolos, Ferrer, Ricard, Rahav, Galia, De Schryver, Nicolas, Lepape, Alain, Koksal, Iftihar, Luyt, Charles-Edouard, Sánchez-García, Miguel, Torres, Antoni, Eggimann, Philippe, Koulenti, Despoina, Holland, Thomas L., Ali, Omar, Shoemaker, Kathryn, Ren, Pin, Sauser, Julien, Ruzin, Alexey, Tabor, David E., Akhgar, Ahmad, Wu, Yuling, Jiang, Yu, DiGiandomenico, Antonio, Colbert, Susan, Vandamme, Drieke, Coenjaerts, Frank, Malhotra-Kumar, Surbhi ... Polk, Christopher (2022). Safety, efficacy, and pharmacokinetics of gremubamab (MEDI3902), an anti-Pseudomonas aeruginosa bispecific human monoclonal antibody, in P. aeruginosa-colonised, mechanically ventilated intensive care unit patients: a randomised controlled trial. Critical Care, 26 (1) 355, 355. doi: 10.1186/s13054-022-04204-9
2022
Journal Article
Poor timing and failure of source control are risk factors for mortality in critically ill patients with secondary peritonitis
De Pascale, Gennaro, Antonelli, Massimo, Deschepper, Mieke, Arvaniti, Kostoula, Blot, Koen, Brown, Ben Creagh, de Lange, Dylan, De Waele, Jan, Dikmen, Yalim, Dimopoulos, George, Eckmann, Christian, Francois, Guy, Girardis, Massimo, Koulenti, Despoina, Labeau, Sonia, Lipman, Jeffrey, Lipovetsky, Fernando, Maseda, Emilio, Montravers, Philippe, Mikstacki, Adam, Paiva, José-Artur, Pereyra, Cecilia, Rello, Jordi, Timsit, Jean-Francois, Vogelaers, Dirk, Blot, Stijn, Lamrous, Amin, Lipovestky, Fernando, Rezende-Neto, Joao ... Davis, Noelle (2022). Poor timing and failure of source control are risk factors for mortality in critically ill patients with secondary peritonitis. Intensive Care Medicine, 48 (11), 1593-1606. doi: 10.1007/s00134-022-06883-y
2022
Journal Article
Correction: Co-infection and ICU-acquired infection in COVID-19 ICU patients: a secondary analysis of the UNITE-COVID data set
Conway Morris, Andrew, Kohler, Katharina, De Corte, Thomas, Ercole, Ari, De Grooth, Harm-Jan, Elbers, Paul W. G., Povoa, Pedro, Morais, Rui, Koulenti, Despoina, Jog, Sameer, Nielsen, Nathan, Jubb, Alasdair, Cecconi, Maurizio, De Waele, Jan, Bezzi, Marco, Gira, Alicia, Eller, Philipp, Hamid, Tarikul, Haque, Injamam Ull, De Buyser, Wim, Cudia, Antonella, De Backer, Daniel, Foulon, Pierre, Collin, Vincent, De Waele, Jan, Van Hecke, Jolien, De Waele, Elisabeth, Van Malderen, Claire, Mesland, Jean-Baptiste ... for the ESICM UNITE COVID investigators (2022). Correction: Co-infection and ICU-acquired infection in COVID-19 ICU patients: a secondary analysis of the UNITE-COVID data set. Critical Care, 26 (1) 249, 249. doi: 10.1186/s13054-022-04124-8
2022
Journal Article
Co-infection and ICU-acquired infection in COIVD-19 ICU patients: a secondary analysis of the UNITE-COVID data set
Conway Morris, Andrew, Kohler, Katharina, De Corte, Thomas, Ercole, Ari, De Grooth, Harm-Jan, Elbers, Paul W. G., Povoa, Pedro, Morais, Rui, Koulenti, Despoina, Jog, Sameer, Nielsen, Nathan, Jubb, Alasdair, Cecconi, Maurizio, De Waele, Jan, Bezzi, Marco, Gira, Alicia, Eller, Philipp, Hamid, Tarikul, Haque, Injamam Ull, De Buyser, Wim, Cudia, Antonella, De Backer, Daniel, Foulon, Pierre, Collin, Vincent, De Waele, Jan, Van Hecke, Jolien, De Waele, Elisabeth, Van Malderen, Claire, Mesland, Jean-Baptiste ... and for the ESICM UNITE COVID investigators (2022). Co-infection and ICU-acquired infection in COIVD-19 ICU patients: a secondary analysis of the UNITE-COVID data set. Critical Care, 26 (1) 236, 1-13. doi: 10.1186/s13054-022-04108-8
2022
Journal Article
Clinical features and outcomes of monobacterial and polybacterial episodes of ventilator‐associated pneumonia due to multidrug‐resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
Adukauskiene, Dalia, Ciginskiene, Ausra, Adukauskaite, Agne, Koulenti, Despoina and Rello, Jordi (2022). Clinical features and outcomes of monobacterial and polybacterial episodes of ventilator‐associated pneumonia due to multidrug‐resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. Antibiotics, 11 (7) 892, 1-13. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics11070892
2022
Journal Article
Epidemiology of candidemia and fluconazole resistance in an ICU before and during the COVID-19 pandemic era
Routsi, Christina, Meletiadis, Joseph, Charitidou, Efstratia, Gkoufa, Aikaterini, Kokkoris, Stelios, Karageorgiou, Stavros, Giannopoulos, Charalampos, Koulenti, Despoina, Andrikogiannopoulos, Petros, Perivolioti, Efstathia, Argyropoulou, Athina, Vasileiadis, Ioannis, Vrioni, Georgia and Paramythiotou, Elizabeth (2022). Epidemiology of candidemia and fluconazole resistance in an ICU before and during the COVID-19 pandemic era. Antibiotics, 11 (6) 771, 1-12. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics11060771
2022
Journal Article
Epidemiology and age-related mortality in critically ill patients with intra-abdominal infection or sepsis: An international cohort study
Arvaniti, Kostoula, Dimopoulos, George, Antonelli, Massimo, Blot, Koen, Creagh-Brown, Ben, Deschepper, Mieke, de Lange, Dylan, De Waele, Jan, Dikmen, Yalim, Eckmann, Christian, Einav, Sharon, Francois, Guy, Fjeldsoee-Nielsen, Hans, Girardis, Massimo, Jovanovic, Bojan, Lindner, Matthias, Koulenti, Despoina, Labeau, Sonia, Lipman, Jeffrey, Lipovestky, Fernando, Makikado, Luis Daniel Umezawa, Maseda, Emilio, Mikstacki, Adam, Montravers, Philippe, Paiva, José Artur, Pereyra, Cecilia, Rello, Jordi, Timsit, Jean-Francois, Tomescu, Dana ... Blot, Stijn (2022). Epidemiology and age-related mortality in critically ill patients with intra-abdominal infection or sepsis: An international cohort study. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 60 (1) 106591, 106591. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2022.106591
2022
Journal Article
Current perspectives on the diagnosis and management of healthcare-associated ventriculitis and meningitis
Karvouniaris, Marios, Brotis, Alexandros, Tsiakos, Konstantinos, Palli, Eleni and Koulenti, Despoina (2022). Current perspectives on the diagnosis and management of healthcare-associated ventriculitis and meningitis. Infection and Drug Resistance, 15, 697-721. doi: 10.2147/IDR.S326456
2021
Journal Article
An international survey on aminoglycoside practices in critically ill patients: the AMINO III study
Roger, Claire, Louart, Benjamin, Elotmani, Loubna, Barton, Greg, Escobar, Leslie, Koulenti, Despoina, Lipman, Jeffrey, Leone, Marc, Muller, Laurent, Boutin, Caroline, Amour, Julien, Banakh, Iouri, Cousson, Joel, Bourenne, Jeremy, Constantin, Jean-Michel, Albanese, Jacques, Roberts, Jason A., Lefrant, Jean-Yves, Darchy, Bruno, Sigismond, Lasocki, Debbat, Karim, Moschietto, Sébastien, Capellier, Gilles, Biais, Matthieu, Brunin, Guillaume, Huet, Olivier, Hausermann, Marie-Hélène, Just, Bernard, Constantin, Jean-Michel ... Felton, Timothy (2021). An international survey on aminoglycoside practices in critically ill patients: the AMINO III study. Annals of Intensive Care, 11 (1) 49, 49. doi: 10.1186/s13613-021-00834-4
2021
Journal Article
Antimicrobial stewardship in the ICU in COVID-19 times: the known unknowns
Schouten, Jeroen, De Waele, Jan, Lanckohr, Christian, Koulenti, Despoina, Haddad, Nisrine, Rizk, Nesrine, Sjövall, Fredrik and Kanj, Souha S. (2021). Antimicrobial stewardship in the ICU in COVID-19 times: the known unknowns. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 58 (4) 106409, 106409. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2021.106409
2021
Journal Article
Antimicrobial lessons from a large observational cohort on intra-abdominal infections in intensive care units
Vogelaers, Dirk, Blot, Stijn, Van den Berge, Andries, Montravers, Philippe, Francois, Guy, Labeau, Sonia, Blot, Koen, Deschepper, Mieke, Antonelli, Massimo, Lipman, Jeffrey, Lamrous, Amin, Pereyra, Cecilia, Lipovestky, Fernando, Koulenti, Despoina, De Waele, Jan, Rezende-Neto, Joao, Cardenas, Yenny, Vymazal, Tomas, Fjeldsoee-Nielsen, Hans, Kott, Matthias, Kostoula, Arvaniti, Javeri, Yash, Girardis, Massimo, Einav, Sharon, de Lange, Dylan, Makikado, Luis Daniel Umezawa, Mikstacki, Adam, Paiva, José-Artur, Tomescu, Dana ... Davis, Noelle (2021). Antimicrobial lessons from a large observational cohort on intra-abdominal infections in intensive care units. Drugs, 81 (9), 1065-1078. doi: 10.1007/s40265-021-01534-w
2021
Journal Article
How to measure microaspiration of subglottic secretions in clinical research in intubated patients?
Nseir, Saad, Koulenti, Despoina and Blot, Stijn (2021). How to measure microaspiration of subglottic secretions in clinical research in intubated patients?. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 63 103010, 1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2020.103010
2021
Journal Article
Nosocomial pneumonia in the era of multidrug-resistance: updates in diagnosis and management
Xu, Elena, Pérez-Torres, David, Fragkou, Paraskevi C., Zahar, Jean-Ralph and Koulenti, Despoina (2021). Nosocomial pneumonia in the era of multidrug-resistance: updates in diagnosis and management. Microorganisms, 9 (3) 534, 1-39. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms9030534
2021
Journal Article
Protocol for an international, multicentre, prospective, observational study of nosocomial pneumonia in intensive care units: The PneumoINSPIRE study
Koulenti, Despoina, Armaganidis, Apostolos, Arvaniti, Kostoula, Blot, Stijn, Brun-Buisson, Christian, Deja, Maria, De Waele, Jan, Du, Bin, Dulhunty, Joel M., Garcia-Diaz, Julia, Judd, Matthew, Paterson, David L., Putensen, Christian, Reina, Rosa, Rello, Jordi, Restrepo, Marcos I., Roberts, Jason A., Sjovall, Fredrik, Timsit, Jean-Francois, Tsiodras, Sotirios, Zahar, Jean-Ralph, Zhang, Yuchi, Lipman, Jeffrey and On behalf of the Working Group on Pneumonia of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (2021). Protocol for an international, multicentre, prospective, observational study of nosocomial pneumonia in intensive care units: The PneumoINSPIRE study. Critical Care and Resuscitation, 23 (1), 59-66. doi: 10.51893/2021.1.oa5
2020
Journal Article
Pandrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii treatment: still a debatable topic with no definite solutions
Papathanakos, Georgios, Andrianopoulos, Ioannis, Papathanasiou, Athanasios, Koulenti, Despoina, Gartzonika, Konstantina and Koulouras, Vasilios (2020). Pandrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii treatment: still a debatable topic with no definite solutions. The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 75 (10), 3081-3081. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkaa264
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