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Prevalence of Clostridium difficile infection among solid organ transplant recipients: a meta-analysis of published studies by Paudel, Suresh, Zacharioudakis, Ioannis M, Zervou, Fainareti N, Ziakas, Panayiotis D, Mylonakis, Eleftherios

“…Several factors including antibiotic use, immunosuppression and frequent hospitalizations make solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients vulnerable to…”
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Outcomes Among HIV-Positive Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 by Karmen-Tuohy, Savannah, Carlucci, Philip M., Zervou, Fainareti N., Zacharioudakis, Ioannis M., Rebick, Gabriel, Klein, Elizabeth, Reich, Jenna, Jones, Simon, Rahimian, Joseph

“…BACKGROUND:SARS-CoV-2 infection continues to cause significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Preliminary data on SARS-CoV-2 infection suggest that some…”
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Colonization with toxinogenic C. difficile upon hospital admission, and risk of infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Zacharioudakis, Ioannis M, Zervou, Fainareti N, Pliakos, Elina Eleftheria, Ziakas, Panayiotis D, Mylonakis, Eleftherios

“…It has been suggested that colonization with C. difficile protects from infection. Nevertheless, the association between carriage of toxinogenic strains and…”
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T2 Magnetic Resonance Assay for the Rapid Diagnosis of Candidemia in Whole Blood: A Clinical Trial by Mylonakis, Eleftherios, Clancy, Cornelius J., Ostrosky-Zeichner, Luis, Garey, Kevin W., Alangaden, George J., Vazquez, Jose A., Groeger, Jeffrey S., Judson, Marc A., Vinagre, Yuka-Marie, Heard, Stephen O., Zervou, Fainareti N., Zacharioudakis, Ioannis M., Kontoyiannis, Dimitrios P., Pappas, Peter G.

“…Background. Microbiologic cultures, the current gold standard diagnostic method for invasive Candida infections, have low specificity and take up to 2–5 days…”
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Cost-effectiveness of molecular diagnostic assays for the therapy of severe sepsis and septic shock in the emergency department by Zacharioudakis, Ioannis M, Zervou, Fainareti N, Shehadeh, Fadi, Mylonakis, Eleftherios

“…Sepsis presents a major burden to the emergency department (ED). Because empiric inappropriate antimicrobial therapy (IAAT) is associated with increased…”
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The Utility of Scoring Systems in Determining the Need for Echocardiography in Patients With Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia by Zervou, Fainareti N, Zacharioudakis, Ioannis M

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PCR in diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis: a meta-analysis of diagnostic performance by Arvanitis, Marios, Ziakas, Panayiotis D, Zacharioudakis, Ioannis M, Zervou, Fainareti N, Caliendo, Angela M, Mylonakis, Eleftherios

“…Invasive aspergillosis is a difficult-to-diagnose infection with a high mortality rate that affects high-risk groups such as patients with neutropenia and…”
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Leveraging Rapid Diagnostics and Electronic Medical Records to Decrease Antimicrobial Utilization: A Step in the Right Direction by Zacharioudakis, Ioannis M, Zervou, Fainareti N, Decano, Arnold, Ahmed, Nabeela

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Meta-Analysis of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization and Risk of Infection in Dialysis Patients by ZACHARIOUDAKIS, Ioannis M, ZERVOU, Fainareti N, ZIAKAS, Panayiotis D, MYLONAKIS, Eleftherios

“…Patients undergoing dialysis are particularly vulnerable to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections. We performed a meta-analysis of…”
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Asymptomatic carriers of toxigenic C. difficile in long-term care facilities: a meta-analysis of prevalence and risk factors by Ziakas, Panayiotis D, Zacharioudakis, Ioannis M, Zervou, Fainareti N, Grigoras, Christos, Pliakos, Elina Eleftheria, Mylonakis, Eleftherios

“…The impact of Clostridium difficile colonization in C. difficile infection (CDI) is inadequately explored. As a result, asymptomatic carriage is not considered…”
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Extra-urogenital infection by Mycoplasma hominis in transplant patients: two case reports and literature review by Ahamad, Afrinash, Zervou, Fainareti N, Aguero-Rosenfeld, Maria E

“…Mycoplasma hominis is a facultative anaerobic bacterium commonly present in the urogenital tract. In recent years, M. hominis has increasingly been associated…”
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Association of SARS-CoV-2 genomic load trends with clinical status in COVID-19: A retrospective analysis from an academic hospital center in New York City by Zacharioudakis, Ioannis M, Zervou, Fainareti N, Prasad, Prithiv J, Shao, Yongzhao, Basu, Atreyee, Inglima, Kenneth, Weisenberg, Scott A, Aguero-Rosenfeld, Maria E

“…The Infectious Diseases Society of America has identified the use of SARS-CoV-2 genomic load for prognostication purposes as a key research question. We…”
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Is Early Clearance of Blood Cultures the Be-All and End-All Outcome? by Zacharioudakis, Ioannis M, Zervou, Fainareti N

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Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci Colonization Among Dialysis Patients: A Meta-analysis of Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Significance by Zacharioudakis, Ioannis M., MD, Zervou, Fainareti N., MD, Ziakas, Panayiotis D., MD, PhD, Rice, Louis B., MD, Mylonakis, Eleftherios, MD, PhD

“…Background Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) have become important nosocomial pathogens causing outbreaks worldwide. Patients undergoing dialysis…”
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MRSA colonization and risk of infection in the neonatal and pediatric ICU: a meta-analysis by Zervou, Fainareti N, Zacharioudakis, Ioannis M, Ziakas, Panayiotis D, Mylonakis, Eleftherios

“…Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in NICUs and PICUs. Our objective was to assess the burden…”
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SARS‐CoV‐2 antibodies: IgA correlates with severity of disease in early COVID‐19 infection by Zervou, Fainareti N., Louie, Ping, Stachel, Anna, Zacharioudakis, Ioannis M., Ortiz‐Mendez, Yadira, Thomas, Kristen, Aguero‐Rosenfeld, Maria E.

“…Timing of detection of immunoglobulin G (IgG), immunoglobulin A (IgA), and immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies against severe acute respiratory syndrome…”
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Graft-versus-host disease prophylaxis after transplantation: a network meta-analysis by Ziakas, Panayiotis D, Zervou, Fainareti N, Zacharioudakis, Ioannis M, Mylonakis, Eleftherios

“…Graft-versus-host Disease (GvHD) prophylaxis after allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) is an ongoing effort but relative effects of…”
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T2 Magnetic Resonance for Fungal Diagnosis by Zervou, Fainareti N, Zacharioudakis, Ioannis M, Kurpewski, Jaclynn, Mylonakis, Eleftherios

“…Rapid diagnostic methods for fungal infections are long awaited and are expected to improve outcomes through early initiation of targeted antifungal therapy…”
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Evaluation of a Multiplex PCR Panel for the Microbiological Diagnosis of Pneumonia in Hospitalized Patients: Experience from an Academic Medical Center by Zacharioudakis, Ioannis M., Zervou, Fainareti N., Dubrovskaya, Yanina, Inglima, Kenneth, See, Benjamin, Aguero-Rosenfeld, Maria

“…•Diagnostic tests performed for the microbiological diagnosis of pneumonia as per standard of care were able to identify an agent in 56% of cases.•Addition of…”
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Antimicrobial Lock Solutions as a Method to Prevent Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Zacharioudakis, Ioannis M., Zervou, Fainareti N., Arvanitis, Marios, Ziakas, Panayiotis D., Mermel, Leonard A., Mylonakis, Eleftherios

“…Background. Antimicrobial lock solutions may be an effective strategy to prevent catheter-associated infections. However, there remains concern about their…”
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