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Dr Despoina Koulenti
Dr

Despoina Koulenti

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Overview

Availability

Dr Despoina Koulenti is:
Available for supervision

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

  • Severe Respiratory Infections, Hospital-acquired infections, Sepsis, Infections in Critically Ill Patients, Infections my multidrug-resistant pathogens

Works

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130 works between 2003 and 2024

21 - 40 of 130 works

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

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

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

Poor timing and failure of source control are risk factors for mortality in critically ill patients with secondary peritonitis

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

Correction: Co-infection and ICU-acquired infection in COVID-19 ICU patients: a secondary analysis of the UNITE-COVID data set

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

Co-infection and ICU-acquired infection in COIVD-19 ICU patients: a secondary analysis of the UNITE-COVID data set

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

Clinical features and outcomes of monobacterial and polybacterial episodes of ventilator‐associated pneumonia due to multidrug‐resistant​​​​​​​ Acinetobacter baumannii

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

Epidemiology of candidemia and fluconazole resistance in an ICU before and during the COVID-19 pandemic era

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

Epidemiology and age-related mortality in critically ill patients with intra-abdominal infection or sepsis: An international cohort study

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

Current perspectives on the diagnosis and management of healthcare-associated ventriculitis and meningitis

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

An international survey on aminoglycoside practices in critically ill patients: the AMINO III study

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

Antimicrobial stewardship in the ICU in COVID-19 times: the known unknowns

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

Antimicrobial lessons from a large observational cohort on intra-abdominal infections in intensive care units

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

How to measure microaspiration of subglottic secretions in clinical research in intubated patients?

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

Nosocomial pneumonia in the era of multidrug-resistance: updates in diagnosis and management

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

Protocol for an international, multicentre, prospective, observational study of nosocomial pneumonia in intensive care units: The PneumoINSPIRE study

2020

Journal Article

Elective surgery cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic: global predictive modelling to inform surgical recovery plans

Nepogodiev, Dmitri, Omar, Omar M, Glasbey, James C, Li, Elizabeth, Simoes, Joana FF, Abbott, Tom EF, Ademuyiwa, Adesoji O, Biccard, Bruce M, Chaudhry, Daoud, Davidson, Giana H, Di Saverio, Salomone, Gallo, Gaetano, Ghosh, Dhruv, Harrison, Ewen M, Hutchinson, Peter J, Kamarajah, Sivesh K, Keller, Deborah S, Lawani, Ismail, Minaya-Bravo, Ana, Moore, Rachel, Morton, Dion G, Ntirenganya, Faustin, Pata, Francesco, Pearse, Rupert M, la Medina, Antonio Ramos-De, Tabiri, Stephen, Venn, Mary L, Omar, Aneel Bhangu Omar M, Bhangu, Aneel ... COVIDSurg Collaborative (2020). Elective surgery cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic: global predictive modelling to inform surgical recovery plans. British Journal of Surgery, 107 (11), 1440-1449. doi: 10.1002/bjs.11746

Elective surgery cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic: global predictive modelling to inform surgical recovery plans

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

Pandrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii treatment: still a debatable topic with no definite solutions

2020

Journal Article

Nosocomial pneumonia diagnosis revisited

Koulenti, Despoina, Zhang, Yuchi and Fragkou, Paraskevi C. (2020). Nosocomial pneumonia diagnosis revisited. Current Opinion in Critical Care, 26 (5), 442-449. doi: 10.1097/MCC.0000000000000756

Nosocomial pneumonia diagnosis revisited

2020

Journal Article

Editorial for special issue “multidrug-resistant pathogens”

Koulenti, Despoina, Fragkou, Paraskevi C. and Tsiodras, Sotirios (2020). Editorial for special issue “multidrug-resistant pathogens”. Microorganisms, 8 (9) 1383, 1383-15. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8091383

Editorial for special issue “multidrug-resistant pathogens”

2020

Journal Article

Evaluation of the quality of evidence supporting guideline recommendations for the nutritional management of critically ill adults

Xu, Elena, Tejada, Sofia, Solé-Lleonart, Candela, Campogiani, Laura, Valenzuela-Sanchez, Francisco, Koulenti, Despoina and Rello, Jordi (2020). Evaluation of the quality of evidence supporting guideline recommendations for the nutritional management of critically ill adults. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, 39, 144-149. doi: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2020.07.004

Evaluation of the quality of evidence supporting guideline recommendations for the nutritional management of critically ill adults

2020

Journal Article

Quality of evidence supporting surviving sepsis campaign recommendations

Rello, Jordi, Tejada, Sofia, Xu, Elena, Solé-Lleonart, Candela, Campogiani, Laura, Koulenti, Despoina, Ferreira-Coimbra, João and Lipman, Jeff (2020). Quality of evidence supporting surviving sepsis campaign recommendations. Anaesthesia Critical Care and Pain Medicine, 39 (4), 497-502. doi: 10.1016/j.accpm.2020.06.015

Quality of evidence supporting surviving sepsis campaign recommendations

Funding

Current funding

  • 2019 - 2024
    Novel dosing regimens to maximise antibiotic effectiveness for treatment of pneumonia in the intensive care unit
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2017 - 2018
    International multicentre prospective observational cohort study of nosocomial pneumonia in intensive care units (PneumoINSPIRE study)
    RL Cooper Medical Research Foundation Limited
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2018
    Advancing infectious diseases research in critical care
    UQ Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2015
    Interventional multi-centre prospective epidemiological study of ventilator-associated pneumonia
    Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
    Open grant

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