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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

Search Professor Despoina Koulenti’s works on UQ eSpace

136 works between 2003 and 2025

41 - 60 of 136 works

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

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

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

2020

Journal Article

Pathogenesis-targeted preventive strategies for multidrug resistant ventilator-associated pneumonia: a narrative review

Cotoia, Antonella, Spadaro, Savino, Gambetti, Guido, Koulenti, Despoina and Cinnella, Gilda (2020). Pathogenesis-targeted preventive strategies for multidrug resistant ventilator-associated pneumonia: a narrative review. Microorganisms, 8 (6) 821, 821. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8060821

Pathogenesis-targeted preventive strategies for multidrug resistant ventilator-associated pneumonia: a narrative review

2020

Journal Article

Patterns in the epidemiology of candidemia as a consequence of antibiotic and antifungal exposure

Koulenti, Despoina and Blot, Stijn (2020). Patterns in the epidemiology of candidemia as a consequence of antibiotic and antifungal exposure. Burns, 46 (2), 500-501. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2019.11.010

Patterns in the epidemiology of candidemia as a consequence of antibiotic and antifungal exposure

2020

Journal Article

Colistin-resistant acinetobacter baumannii bacteremia: a serious threat for critically ill patients

Papathanakos, Georgios, Andrianopoulos, Ioannis, Papathanasiou, Athanasios, Priavali, Efthalia, Koulenti, Despoina and Koulouras, Vasilios (2020). Colistin-resistant acinetobacter baumannii bacteremia: a serious threat for critically ill patients. Microorganisms, 8 (2) 287, 287. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8020287

Colistin-resistant acinetobacter baumannii bacteremia: a serious threat for critically ill patients

2020

Journal Article

Ventilator-Associated Tracheobronchitis: To Treat or Not to Treat?

Koulenti, Despoina, Arvaniti, Kostoula, Judd, Mathew, Lalos, Natasha, Tjoeng, Iona, Xu, Elena, Armaganidis, Apostolos and Lipman, Jeffrey (2020). Ventilator-Associated Tracheobronchitis: To Treat or Not to Treat?. Antibiotics, 9 (2) 51, 51. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics9020051

Ventilator-Associated Tracheobronchitis: To Treat or Not to Treat?

2020

Journal Article

Emerging treatment options for infections by multidrug-resistant gram-positive microorganisms

Koulenti, Despoina, Xu, Elena, Song, Andrew, Mok, Isaac Yin Sum , Karageorgopoulos, Drosos E., Armaganidis, Apostolos, Tsiodras, Sotirios and Lipman, Jeffrey (2020). Emerging treatment options for infections by multidrug-resistant gram-positive microorganisms. Microorganisms, 8 (2) 191, 1-40. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8020191

Emerging treatment options for infections by multidrug-resistant gram-positive microorganisms

2019

Journal Article

Epidemiology of intra-abdominal infection and sepsis in critically ill patients: "AbSeS", a multinational observational cohort study and ESICM Trials Group Project

Blot, Stijn, Antonelli, Massimo, Arvaniti, Kostoula, Blot, Koen, Creagh-Brown, Ben, de Lange, Dylan, De Waele, Jan, Deschepper, Mieke, Dikmen, Yalim, Dimopoulos, George, Eckmann, Christian, Francois, Guy, Girardis, Massimo, Koulenti, Despoina, Labeau, Sonia, Lipman, Jeffrey, Lipovestky, Fernando, Maseda, Emilio, Montravers, Philippe, Mikstacki, Adam, Paiva, Jose-Artur, Pereyra, Cecilia, Rello, Jordi, Timsit, Jean-Francois, Vogelaers, Dirk, Lamrous, Amin, Rezende-Neto, Joao, Cardenas, Yenny, Vymazal, Tomas ... Davis, Noelle (2019). Epidemiology of intra-abdominal infection and sepsis in critically ill patients: "AbSeS", a multinational observational cohort study and ESICM Trials Group Project. Intensive Care Medicine, 45 (12), 1703-1717. doi: 10.1007/s00134-019-05819-3

Epidemiology of intra-abdominal infection and sepsis in critically ill patients: "AbSeS", a multinational observational cohort study and ESICM Trials Group Project

2019

Journal Article

Diagnosing invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in ICU patients: putting the puzzle together

Blot, Stijn, Rello, Jordi and Koulenti, Despoina (2019). Diagnosing invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in ICU patients: putting the puzzle together. Current Opinion in Critical Care, 25 (5), 430-437. doi: 10.1097/MCC.0000000000000637

Diagnosing invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in ICU patients: putting the puzzle together

2019

Journal Article

Lefamulin. Comment on: “Novel Antibiotics for Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Positive Microorganisms. Microorganisms, 2019, 7, 270”

Koulenti, Despoina, Xu, Elena, Yin Sum Mok, Isaac, Song, Andrew, Karageorgopoulos, Drosos E., Armaganidis, Apostolos, Lipman, Jeffrey and Tsiodras, Sotirios (2019). Lefamulin. Comment on: “Novel Antibiotics for Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Positive Microorganisms. Microorganisms, 2019, 7, 270”. Microorganisms, 7 (10) 386, 386. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7100386

Lefamulin. Comment on: “Novel Antibiotics for Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Positive Microorganisms. Microorganisms, 2019, 7, 270”

2019

Journal Article

Novel antibiotics for multidrug-resistant gram-positive microorganisms

Koulenti, Despoina, Xu, Elena, Mok, Isaac Yin Sum, Song, Andrew, Karageorgopoulos, Drosos E., Armaganidis, Apostolos, Lipman, Jeffrey and Tsiodras, Sotirios (2019). Novel antibiotics for multidrug-resistant gram-positive microorganisms. Microorganisms, 7 (8), 270. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7080270

Novel antibiotics for multidrug-resistant gram-positive microorganisms

2019

Journal Article

Factors associated with ventilator-associated events: an international multicenter prospective cohort study

Rello, Jordi, Ramírez-Estrada, Sergio, Romero, Anabel, Arvaniti, Kostoula, Koulenti, Despoina, Nseir, Saad, Oztoprak, Nefise, Bouadma, Lila, Vidaur, Loreto, Lagunes, Leonel, Peña-López, Yolanda, Almirante, Benito, Bastug, Aliye, Bassetti, Mateo, Bozkurt, Ilkay, Dimopoulos, George, Inan, Asuman, Oikonomou, Marina, Poulakou, Garyphallia, Thompson, David, Torrivilla, Estefania, Totorika, Izarne and Varghese, Vipin (2019). Factors associated with ventilator-associated events: an international multicenter prospective cohort study. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 38 (9), 1693-1699. doi: 10.1007/s10096-019-03596-x

Factors associated with ventilator-associated events: an international multicenter prospective cohort study

2019

Journal Article

The role of minocycline in the treatment of nosocomial infections caused by multidrug, extensively drug and randrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: a systematic review of clinical evidence

Fragkou, Paraskevi C., Poulakou, Garyfallia, Blizou, Andromachi, Blizou, Myrto, Rapti, Vasiliki, Karageorgopoulos, Drosos E., Koulenti, Despoina, Papadopoulos, Antonios, Matthaiou, Dimitrios K. and Tsiodras, Sotirios (2019). The role of minocycline in the treatment of nosocomial infections caused by multidrug, extensively drug and randrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: a systematic review of clinical evidence. Microorganisms, 7 (6) 159, 159. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7060159

The role of minocycline in the treatment of nosocomial infections caused by multidrug, extensively drug and randrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: a systematic review of clinical evidence

2019

Journal Article

Correction to: The relationship between ventilator-associated pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: what is the current evidence? (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, (2019), 10.1007/s10096-019-03486-2)

Koulenti, Despoina, Parisella, Francesca Romana, Xu, Elena, Lipman, Jeffrey and Rello, Jordi (2019). Correction to: The relationship between ventilator-associated pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: what is the current evidence? (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, (2019), 10.1007/s10096-019-03486-2). European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 38 (4), 649-649. doi: 10.1007/s10096-019-03518-x

Correction to: The relationship between ventilator-associated pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: what is the current evidence? (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, (2019), 10.1007/s10096-019-03486-2)

2019

Journal Article

The relationship between ventilator-associated pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: what is the current evidence?

Koulenti, Despoina, Parisella, Francesca Romana, Xu, Elena, Lipman, Jeffrey and Rello, Jordi (2019). The relationship between ventilator-associated pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: what is the current evidence?. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 38 (4), 637-647. doi: 10.1007/s10096-019-03486-2

The relationship between ventilator-associated pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: what is the current evidence?

2019

Journal Article

Pharmacokinetic evaluation of linezolid administered intravenously in obese patients with pneumonia

Xie, Feifan, Mantzarlis, Konstantinos, Malliotakis, Polychronis, Koulouras, Vasileios, Degroote, Sophie, Koulenti, Despoina, Blot, Stijn, Boussery, Koen, Van Bocxlaer, Jan, Colin, Pieter and LIMOP study collaborators (2019). Pharmacokinetic evaluation of linezolid administered intravenously in obese patients with pneumonia. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 74 (3), 667-674. doi: 10.1093/jac/dky500

Pharmacokinetic evaluation of linezolid administered intravenously in obese patients with pneumonia

Funding

Past funding

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

Supervision

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