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Dr Despoina Koulenti
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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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129 works between 2003 and 2024

41 - 60 of 129 works

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

2019

Journal Article

Intravenous fosfomycin for the treatment of multidrug resistant pathogens: what is the evidence on dosing regimens?

Dimopoulos, George, Koulenti, Despoina, Parker, Suzanne L, Roberts, Jason A, Arvaniti, Kostoula and Poulakou, Garyphalia (2019). Intravenous fosfomycin for the treatment of multidrug resistant pathogens: what is the evidence on dosing regimens?. Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, 17 (3) 14787210.2019.1573669, 201-210. doi: 10.1080/14787210.2019.1573669

Intravenous fosfomycin for the treatment of multidrug resistant pathogens: what is the evidence on dosing regimens?

2019

Journal Article

Prospective observational cohort study on grading the severity of postoperative complications in global surgery research

Abbott, T. E.F., Patel, A., Ahmed, Tahania, Pearse, Rupert M., Greaves, K. E., Haddow, James, Futier, Emmanuel, Biais, Matthieu, Slim, Karem, Beattie, Scott, Clavien, Pierre-Alain, Demartines, Nicolas, Fleisher, Lee A., Grocott, Mike, Hoeft, Andreas, Holt, Peter, Moreno, Rui, Pritchard, Naomi, Rhodes, Andrew, Wijeysundera, Duminda, Wilson, Matt, Everingham, Kirsty, Hewson, Russell, Januszewska, Marta, Phull, Mandeep-Kaur, Halliwell, Richard, Cope, Jennifer, Shulman, Mark, Myles, Paul ... International Surgical Outcomes Study (ISOS) group (2019). Prospective observational cohort study on grading the severity of postoperative complications in global surgery research. British Journal of Surgery, 106 (2), e73-e80. doi: 10.1002/bjs.11025

Prospective observational cohort study on grading the severity of postoperative complications in global surgery research

2019

Journal Article

Infections by multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria: what's new in our arsenal and what's in the pipeline?

Koulenti, Despoina, Song, Andrew, Ellingboe, Aaron, Abdul-Aziz, Mohd Hafiz, Harris, Patrick, Gavey, Emile and Lipman, Jeffrey (2019). Infections by multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria: what's new in our arsenal and what's in the pipeline?. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 53 (3), 211-224. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2018.10.011

Infections by multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria: what's new in our arsenal and what's in the pipeline?

2018

Journal Article

Microbial cause of ICU-acquired pneumonia: hospital-acquired pneumonia versus ventilator-associated pneumonia

Luyt, Charles-Edouard, Hékimian, Guillaume, Koulenti, Despoina and Chastre, Jean (2018). Microbial cause of ICU-acquired pneumonia: hospital-acquired pneumonia versus ventilator-associated pneumonia. Current Opinion in Critical Care, 24 (5), 332-338. doi: 10.1097/MCC.0000000000000526

Microbial cause of ICU-acquired pneumonia: hospital-acquired pneumonia versus ventilator-associated pneumonia

2018

Journal Article

Assessing predictive accuracy for outcomes of ventilator-associated events in an international cohort: the EUVAE study

Ramírez-Estrada, Sergio, Lagunes, Leonel, Peña-López, Yolanda, Vahedian-Azimi, Amir, Nseir, Saad, Arvaniti, Kostoula, Bastug, Aliye, Totorika, Izarne, Oztoprak, Nefise, Bouadma, Lilla, Koulenti, Despoina, Rello, Jordi and EU-VAE Study Investigators Group (2018). Assessing predictive accuracy for outcomes of ventilator-associated events in an international cohort: the EUVAE study. Intensive Care Medicine, 44 (8), 1212-1220. doi: 10.1007/s00134-018-5269-7

Assessing predictive accuracy for outcomes of ventilator-associated events in an international cohort: the EUVAE study

2018

Journal Article

Candida burn wound sepsis: The "holy trinity" of management

Matthaiou, Dimitrios K., Blot, Stijn and Koulenti, Despoina (2018). Candida burn wound sepsis: The "holy trinity" of management. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 46, 4-5. doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2018.02.001

Candida burn wound sepsis: The "holy trinity" of management

2018

Journal Article

Nebulization of antimicrobial agents in mechanically ventilated adults in 2017: an international cross-sectional survey

Alves, Joana, Alp, Emine, Koulenti, Despoina, Zhang, Zhongheng, Ehrmann, Stephan, Blot, Stijn, Bassetti, Matteo, Conway-Morris, Andrew, Reina, Rosa, Teran, Enrique, Sole-Lleonart, Candela, Ruiz-Rodríguez, Maria, Rello, Jordi and SANEME-2 Investigators (2018). Nebulization of antimicrobial agents in mechanically ventilated adults in 2017: an international cross-sectional survey. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 37 (4), 785-794. doi: 10.1007/s10096-017-3175-5

Nebulization of antimicrobial agents in mechanically ventilated adults in 2017: an international cross-sectional survey

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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