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Mario Tumbarello is affiliated with the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Italy. Their research spans several intersecting fields primarily within Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

Their work focuses on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Molecular Medicine, Pharmacology, and Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. Key research topics include Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy, Antibiotic Use and Resistance, Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, Antifungal Resistance and Susceptibility, and Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections.

Frequent co-authors in their work include Francesca Montagnani, Massimiliano Fabbiani, Matteo Bassetti, Ilaria Rancan, and Francesca Raffaelli.

They have published multiple recent papers with notable examples such as:

  • European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) guidelines for the treatment of infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli (endorsed by European Society of Intensive Care Medicine), 2021, Clinical Microbiology and Infection
  • Ceftazidime-Avibactam Use for Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase-Producing K. pneumoniae Infections: A Retrospective Observational Multicenter Study, 2021, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Hybrid immunity improves B cells and antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants, 2021, Nature
  • Molecular Mechanisms, Epidemiology, and Clinical Importance of β-Lactam Resistance in Enterobacteriaceae, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Guideline adherence and survival of patients with candidaemia in Europe: results from the ECMM Candida III multinational European observational cohort study, 2023, The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Their publications are frequently found in venues such as Poster, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Antibiotics, Clinical Microbiology and Infection, and International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents.

Best Publications

  • Predictors of mortality in bloodstream infections caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae: importance of combination therapy

    Mario Tumbarello;Pierluigi Viale;Claudio Viscoli;Enrico Maria Trecarichi

  • Effect of appropriate combination therapy on mortality of patients with bloodstream infections due to carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (INCREMENT): a retrospective cohort study

    Belén Gutiérrez-Gutiérrez;Elena Salamanca;Marina de Cueto;Po-Ren Hsueh

  • Infections caused by KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae: differences in therapy and mortality in a multicentre study

    Mario Tumbarello;Enrico Maria Trecarichi;Francesco Giuseppe De Rosa;Maddalena Giannella

  • Biofilm Production by Candida Species and Inadequate Antifungal Therapy as Predictors of Mortality for Patients with Candidemia

    Mario Tumbarello;Brunella Posteraro;Enrico Maria Trecarichi;Barbara Fiori

  • Predictors of Mortality in Patients with Bloodstream Infections Caused by Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae: Importance of Inadequate Initial Antimicrobial Treatment

    Mario Tumbarello;Maurizio Sanguinetti;Eva Montuori;Enrico M. Trecarichi

  • Bloodstream Infections Caused by Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae: Risk Factors, Molecular Epidemiology, and Clinical Outcome

    Mario Tumbarello;Teresa Spanu;Maurizio Sanguinetti;Rita Citton

  • Efficacy of Ceftazidime-Avibactam Salvage Therapy in Patients With Infections Caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae.

    Mario Tumbarello;Enrico Maria Trecarichi;Alberto Corona;Francesco Giuseppe De Rosa

  • A multicenter study of septic shock due to candidemia: outcomes and predictors of mortality

    Matteo Bassetti;Elda Righi;Filippo Ansaldi;Maria Merelli

  • High dose tigecycline in critically ill patients with severe infections due to multidrug-resistant bacteria

    Gennaro De Pascale;Luca Montini;Mariano Alberto Pennisi;Valentina Bernini

  • Epidemiology, Species Distribution, Antifungal Susceptibility, and Outcome of Candidemia across Five Sites in Italy and Spain

    Matteo Bassetti;Maria Merelli;Elda Righi;Ana Diaz-Martin

  • Direct MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry Assay of Blood Culture Broths for Rapid Identification of Candida Species Causing Bloodstream Infections: an Observational Study in Two Large Microbiology Laboratories

    Teresa Spanu;Brunella Posteraro;Barbara Fiori;Tiziana D'Inzeo

  • Risk factors for carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infection among rectal carriers: a prospective observational multicentre study

    M Giannella;Enrico Maria Trecarichi;FG De Rosa;Del Bono

  • A multicenter multinational study of abdominal candidiasis: epidemiology, outcomes and predictors of mortality

    Matteo Bassetti;Elda Righi;Filippo Ansaldi;Maria Merelli

  • Costs of Bloodstream Infections Caused by Escherichia coli and Influence of Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase Production and Inadequate Initial Antibiotic Therapy

    Mario Tumbarello;Teresa Spanu;Rossella Di Bidino;Marco Marchetti

  • A research agenda on the management of intra-abdominal candidiasis: results from a consensus of multinational experts

    Matteo Bassetti;Monia Marchetti;Arunaloke Chakrabarti;Sergio Colizza

  • In vitro and in vivo anticandidal activity of human immunodeficiency virus protease inhibitors.

    Antonio Cassone;Flavia De Bernardis;Antonella Torosantucci;Evelina Tacconelli

  • Early diagnosis of candidemia in intensive care unit patients with sepsis: a prospective comparison of (1→3)-β-D-glucan assay, Candida score, and colonization index

    Brunella Posteraro;Gennaro De Pascale;Mario Tumbarello;Riccardo Torelli

  • Risk factors and outcomes of candidemia caused by biofilm-forming isolates in a tertiary care hospital

    Mario Tumbarello;Barbara Fiori;Enrico Maria Trecarichi;Patrizia Posteraro

  • Effect of aerosolized colistin as adjunctive treatment on the outcomes of microbiologically documented ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by colistin-only susceptible gram-negative bacteria

    Mario Tumbarello;Gennaro De Pascale;Enrico Maria Trecarichi;Salvatore De Martino

  • Current epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance data for bacterial bloodstream infections in patients with hematologic malignancies: an Italian multicentre prospective survey

    EM Trecarichi;Livio Pagano;A Candoni;D Pastore

Frequent Co-Authors

Roberto Cauda
Roberto Cauda Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Matteo Bassetti
Matteo Bassetti University of Genoa
Teresa Spanu
Teresa Spanu Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Maurizio Sanguinetti
Maurizio Sanguinetti Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Livio Pagano
Livio Pagano Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Brunella Posteraro
Brunella Posteraro Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Pierluigi Viale
Pierluigi Viale University of Bologna
Claudio Viscoli
Claudio Viscoli University of Genoa
Giovanni Fadda
Giovanni Fadda Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Mario Venditti
Mario Venditti Sapienza University of Rome

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