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Inhaled Anti-infective Agents: Emphasis on Colistin by Michalopoulos, A, Papadakis, E

“…The administration of antibiotics by the inhaled route is a widely recognized treatment in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) and bronchiectasis. Tobramycin…”
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Colistin treatment in patients with ICU-acquired infections caused by multiresistant Gram-negative bacteria: the renaissance of an old antibiotic by Michalopoulos, A.S., Tsiodras, S., Rellos, K., Mentzelopoulos, S., Falagas, M.E.

“…A retrospective case series study was performed in a 30-bed general intensive care unit (ICU) of a tertiary care hospital to assess the effectiveness and…”
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Intravenous fosfomycin for the treatment of nosocomial infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in critically ill patients: a prospective evaluation by Michalopoulos, A., Virtzili, S., Rafailidis, P., Chalevelakis, G., Damala, M., Falagas, M.E.

“…Intensive care unit (ICU)-acquired infections as a result of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative pathogens remain a serious problem in critically ill patients…”
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The impact of age on quality of life and frailty outcomes after parathyroidectomy in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism by Papavramidis, T. S., Anagnostis, P., Pliakos, I., Tzikos, G., Chorti, A., Kotsa, K., Michalopoulos, A.

“…Objective Parathyroidectomy (PTx) improves quality of life (QoL) in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). Whether this effect is modified according…”
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Effectiveness and nephrotoxicity of colistin monotherapy vs. colistin–meropenem combination therapy for multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections by Falagas, M.E., Rafailidis, P.I., Kasiakou, S.K., Hatzopoulou, P., Michalopoulos, A.

“…A retrospective cohort study evaluated the effectiveness and nephrotoxicity of intravenous colistin monotherapy vs. colistin–meropenem combination therapy for…”
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Inhaled colistin as adjunctive therapy to intravenous colistin for the treatment of microbiologically documented ventilator-associated pneumonia: a comparative cohort study by Korbila, I.P., Michalopoulos, A., Rafailidis, P.I., Nikita, D., Samonis, G., Falagas, M.E.

“…Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) as a result of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria has contributed to the revival of the use of intravenous (i.v.)…”
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Bowel intussusception in adults: a report of three interesting cases and current trends for diagnosis and surgical management by Paramythiotis, D, Goulas, P, Moysidis, M, Papavramidis, T, Michalopoulos, A

“…Bowel intussusception in adults remains a rare and constant diagnostic challenge for surgeons. It has an incidence of around 2-3 new cases per million per…”
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The Use of Intravenous and Aerosolized Polymyxins for the Treatment of Infections in Critically Ill Patients: A Review of the Recent Literature by Falagas, Matthew E, Kasiakou, Sofia K, Tsiodras, Sotirios, Michalopoulos, Argyris

“…Intravenous and aerosolized polymyxins are being used increasingly, especially in the critical care setting, for treating patients with infections due to…”
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Inhaled antibiotics in mechanically ventilated patients by Michalopoulos, A S, Falagas, M E

“…During the last decade, inhaled antibiotics, especially colistin, has been widely used worldwide as a therapeutic option, supplementary to conventional…”
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Aerosolized colistin for the treatment of nosocomial pneumonia due to multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in patients without cystic fibrosis by Michalopoulos, Argyris, Kasiakou, Sofia K, Mastora, Zefi, Rellos, Kostas, Kapaskelis, Anastasios M, Falagas, Matthew E

“…The clinical and economic consequences of the emergence of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in the intensive care unit (ICU) setting, combined with…”
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Combination Therapy with Intravenous Colistin for Management of Infections Due to Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria in Patients without Cystic Fibrosis by KASIAKOU, Sofia K, MICHALOPOULOS, Argyris, SOTERIADES, Elpidoforos S, SAMONIS, George, SERMAIDES, George J, FALAGAS, Matthew E

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Outcome of infections due to pandrug-resistant (PDR) Gram-negative bacteria by Falagas, Matthew E, Bliziotis, Ioannis A, Kasiakou, Sofia K, Samonis, George, Athanassopoulou, Panayiota, Michalopoulos, Argyris

“…The increasing problem of infections due to multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria has led to re-use of polymyxins in several countries. However, there are…”
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Nephrotoxicity of intravenous colistin: a prospective evaluation by Falagas, Matthew E., Fragoulis, Konstantinos N., Kasiakou, Sofia K., Sermaidis, George J., Michalopoulos, Argyris

“…Twenty-one patients who received intravenous colistimethate sodium (CMS) for at least 7 days for the treatment of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial…”
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Polymyxins: old antibiotics are back by Falagas, Matthew E, Michalopoulos, Argyris

“…The growing epidemic of infections due to gram-negative bacteria such as A baumannii, P aeruginosa, and K pneumoniae, which are resistant to most classes of…”
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Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans: a case report and review of the literature by Paramythiotis, D, Stavrou, G, Panagiotou, D, Petrakis, G, Michalopoulos, A

“…Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) represents less than 0.1% of all tumors, but it is considered the most common skin sarcoma. Wide local excision (=5 cm)…”
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Performance Status (PS): A Simple Predictor of Short-term Outcome of Cancer Patients with Solid Tumors Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) by CHRISTODOULOU, C, RIZOS, M, GALANI, E, RELLOS, K, SKARLOS, D. V, MICHALOPOULOS, A

“…Background: Admission of cancer patients with serious medical complications to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) remains controversial. The aim of this study was…”
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Intramural gallbladder lithiasis: report of 2 cases by Stavrou, G, Paramythiotis, D, Kofina, K, Bangeas, P, Papadopoulos, V, Michalopoulos, A

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Umbilical metastasis of gallbladder carcinoma: report of a rare case by Kofina, K, Paramythiotis, D, Stavrou, G, Papavramidis, T, Netta, S, Michalopoulos, A

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Multifocal intra-abdominal hydatid cysts – Two interesting case reports by Paramythiotis, D, Kofina, K, Papadopoulos, V, Netta, S, Prousalidis, J, Michalopoulos, A

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Management of peritoneal hydatid cysts: A fourty-year experience by Kosmidis, Ch, Efthimiadis, C, Anthimidis, G, Vasileiadou, K, Koimtzis, G, Tzeveleki, I, Koletsa, T, Prousalidis, J, Fahantidis, E, Basdanis, G, Michalopoulos, A, Κesisoglou, I

“…Hydatid disease is a global problem. We report our experience with such cases where the dominant cysts were located outside the liver and lungs. In particular,…”
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