Spyros Pournaras

About Spyros Pournaras

Spyros Pournaras, With an exceptional h-index of 61 and a recent h-index of 33 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, specializes in the field of Clinical Microbiology.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

A new PK/PD target for assessing efficacy of micafungin against Candida parapsilosis

Pseudomonas aeruginosa antimicrobial susceptibility profiles, resistance mechanisms and international clonal lineages: update from ESGARS-ESCMID/ISARPAE Group

Multidrug-resistant organism bloodstream infection and hospital acquisition among inpatients in three tertiary Greek hospitals during the COVID-19 era

Candida auris in Greek healthcare facilities: Active surveillance results on first cases and outbreaks from eleven hospitals within Attica region

Antibiotic resistance in Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli: significant contribution of an RND type efflux pump in erythromycin resistance

Evaluation of the Vitek 2 system for antifungal susceptibility testing of Candida auris using a representative international panel of clinical isolates: overestimation of …

Defining Optimal Doses of Liposomal Amphotericin B Against Candida auris: Data From an In Vitro Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Model

A multicentre evaluation of the NG-test DetecTool OXA-23 for the rapid detection of OXA-23 carbapenemase directly from blood cultures

Spyros Pournaras Information

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Citations(all)

12989

Citations(since 2020)

4912

Cited By

10710

hIndex(all)

61

hIndex(since 2020)

33

i10Index(all)

188

i10Index(since 2020)

121

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Spyros Pournaras Skills & Research Interests

Clinical Microbiology

Top articles of Spyros Pournaras

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

A new PK/PD target for assessing efficacy of micafungin against Candida parapsilosis

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Maria-Ioanna Beredaki

Spyros Pournaras

Joseph Meletiadis

2024/1

Pseudomonas aeruginosa antimicrobial susceptibility profiles, resistance mechanisms and international clonal lineages: update from ESGARS-ESCMID/ISARPAE Group

Clinical microbiology and infection

Antonio Oliver

Estrella Rojo-Molinero

Jorge Arca-Suarez

Yeşim Beşli

Pierre Bogaerts

...

2024/4/1

Multidrug-resistant organism bloodstream infection and hospital acquisition among inpatients in three tertiary Greek hospitals during the COVID-19 era

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

Polyxeni Karakosta

Sophia Vourli

Elisavet Kousouli

Georgios Meletis

Areti Tychala

...

2024/3/26

Candida auris in Greek healthcare facilities: Active surveillance results on first cases and outbreaks from eleven hospitals within Attica region

Journal of Medical Mycology

Lida Politi

Georgia Vrioni

Sofia Hatzianastasiou

Malvina Lada

Maria Martsoukou

...

2024/6/1

Antibiotic resistance in Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli: significant contribution of an RND type efflux pump in erythromycin resistance

Journal of Chemotherapy

Beyza Oncel

Ufuk Hasdemir

Burak Aksu

Spyros Pournaras

2024/2/17

Evaluation of the Vitek 2 system for antifungal susceptibility testing of Candida auris using a representative international panel of clinical isolates: overestimation of …

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Maria Siopi

Ioannis Pachoulis

Sevasti Leventaki

Bram Spruijtenburg

Jacques F Meis

...

2024/4/10

Defining Optimal Doses of Liposomal Amphotericin B Against Candida auris: Data From an In Vitro Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Model

The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Maria-Ioanna Beredaki

Ioannis Sanidopoulos

Spyros Pournaras

Joseph Meletiadis

2024/2/15

A multicentre evaluation of the NG-test DetecTool OXA-23 for the rapid detection of OXA-23 carbapenemase directly from blood cultures

JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance

Alexandra Vasilakopoulou

Thierry Naas

Camille Gonzalez

Jordi Vila

Dóra Szabo

...

2024/4

Sustained cell-mediated but not humoral responses in rituximab-treated rheumatic patients after vaccination against SARS-CoV-2

Rheumatology

Κonstantinos Thomas

Ioannis Grigoropoulos

Panagiota Alexopoulou

Emmanouil Karofylakis

Irene Galani

...

2024/2/1

In Vitro–In Vivo Correlation of Posaconazole–Amphotericin B Combination against Candida albicans: In Vitro Interacting Concentrations Are Associated with In …

Journal of Fungi

Joseph Meletiadis

Maria-Ioanna Beredaki

Antigoni Elefanti

Spyros Pournaras

Anouk Muller

2023/4/1

Predominance of Recombinant Norovirus Strains in Greece, 2016–2018

Microorganisms

Nikolaos Siafakas

Cleo Anastassopoulou

Maria Lafazani

Genovefa Chronopoulou

Emmanouil Rizos

...

2023/11/29

Cefiderocol and Sulbactam-Durlobactam against Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

Arta Karruli

Antonella Migliaccio

Spyros Pournaras

Emanuele Durante-Mangoni

Raffaele Zarrilli

2023/12/14

Phenotypic and genotypic profile of ceftolozane/tazobactam-non-susceptible, carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Christian M Gill

David P Nicolau

2023/1/5

Microbial Dysbiosis and Male Infertility: Understanding the Impact and Exploring Therapeutic Interventions

Aris Kaltsas

Athanasios Zachariou

Eleftheria Markou

Fotios Dimitriadis

Nikolaos Sofikitis

...

2023/10/13

Can bronchial secretion cultures identify the etiologic agent of COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis in ICU patients? Comparison with a species-specific Aspergillus PCR …

Medical Mycology

Maria Siopi

Stavroula Antonopoulou

Paraskevi Mantzana

Panagiota-Christina Georgiou

Sophia Vourli

...

2023/1

2076. Intestinal colonization with multidrug-resistant organisms, horizontal transmission and risk for bloodstream infection

Open Forum Infectious Diseases

Polyxeni Karakosta

Georgios Meletis

Elisavet Kousouli

Efthymia Protonotariou

Sophia Vourli

...

2023/12

Multicenter evaluation of the BIOFIRE Blood Culture Identification 2 panel for detection of bacteria, yeasts, and antimicrobial resistance genes in positive blood culture samples

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Daniel D Rhoads

Spyros Pournaras

Amy Leber

Joan-Miquel Balada-Llasat

Amanda Harrington

...

2023/6/20

Overview of Mpox Outbreak in Greece in 2022–2023: Is It Over?

Viruses

Kassiani Mellou

Kyriaki Tryfinopoulou

Styliani Pappa

Kassiani Gkolfinopoulou

Sofia Papanikou

...

2023/6/16

2479. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the hospital acquisition of multidrug-resistant organism in two Greek hospitals

Open Forum Infectious Diseases

Polyxeni Karakosta

Elisavet Kousouli

Sophia Vourli

Panagiota Christina Georgiou

Vasiliki Mamali

...

2023/12

Overestimation of amphotericin B resistance in Candida auris with Sensititre YeastOne antifungal susceptibility testing: a need for adjustment for correct interpretation

Microbiology Spectrum

Maria Siopi

Ilektra Peroukidou

Maria-Ioanna Beredaki

Bram Spruijtenburg

Theun de Groot

...

2023/6/15

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