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Microbiology

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75810
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National Ranking
1

Medicine

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143
Citations
85694
World Ranking
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National Ranking
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Greece Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Greece Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in Greece Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Greece Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Greece Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Microbiology in Greece Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Medicine in Greece Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in Greece Leader Award

Overview

Matthew E. Falagas is a researcher affiliated with the Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences in Greece. Their work primarily focuses on medicine and related biomedical fields, with a significant concentration on molecular medicine, epidemiology, applied microbiology and biotechnology, pharmacology, and infectious diseases.

The research contributions include analysis and evaluation of antibiotic resistance and pharmacokinetics, with a notable emphasis on bacterial infections and antibiotic use. The main topics covered in their publications are:

  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance
  • Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • Urinary Tract Infections Management
  • Microscopic Colitis

Some recent significant papers authored or coauthored by Matthew E. Falagas include:

  • Clinical use of intravenous polymyxin B for the treatment of patients with multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections: An evaluation of the current evidence, 2021, Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
  • Risk factors for infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales: an international matched case-control-control study (EURECA), 2023, EClinicalMedicine
  • Tigecycline for the treatment of patients with Clostridium difficile infection: an update of the clinical evidence, 2020, European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
  • Intravenous fosfomycin for the treatment of patients with bone and joint infections: a review, 2021, Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy
  • Intravenous fosfomycin for the treatment of patients with central nervous system infections: evaluation of the published evidence, 2020, Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy

Frequent collaborators in Matthew E. Falagas's research include Dimitrios S. Kontogiannis, Panagiotis Stathopoulos, Laura T. Romanos, Georgios L. Voulgaris, and Iva D. Tzvetanova.

The researcher's work has been published predominantly in venues such as:

  • Pathogens
  • Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy
  • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
  • Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs
  • Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance

Best Publications

  • Multidrug-resistant, extensively drug-resistant and pandrug-resistant bacteria: an international expert proposal for interim standard definitions for acquired resistance

    A-P Magiorakos;A Srinivasan;R B Carey;Y Carmeli

  • Comparison of PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar: strengths and weaknesses

    Matthew E. Falagas;Eleni I. Pitsouni;George A. Malietzis;Georgios Pappas

  • Colistin: The Revival of Polymyxins for the Management of Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections

    Matthew E Falagas;Sofia K Kasiakou

  • Toxoplasmosis snapshots: Global status of Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence and implications for pregnancy and congenital toxoplasmosis

    Georgios Pappas;Nikos Roussos;Matthew E. Falagas;Matthew E. Falagas

  • Obesity and infection

    Matthew E Falagas;Matthew E Falagas;Maria Kompoti

  • Toxicity of polymyxins: a systematic review of the evidence from old and recent studies

    Matthew E Falagas;Matthew E Falagas;Sofia K Kasiakou

  • Severe cytomegalovirus infection in apparently immunocompetent patients: a systematic review.

    Petros I Rafailidis;Eleni G Mourtzoukou;Ioannis C Varbobitis;Matthew E Falagas;Matthew E Falagas

  • Comparison of SCImago journal rank indicator with journal impact factor

    Matthew E. Falagas;Vasilios D. Kouranos;Ricardo Arencibia-Jorge;Drosos E. Karageorgopoulos

  • Current control and treatment of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections

    Drosos E Karageorgopoulos;Matthew E Falagas;Matthew E Falagas

  • β-D-Glucan Assay for the Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Infections: A Meta-analysis

    Drosos E. Karageorgopoulos;Evridiki K. Vouloumanou;Fotinie Ntziora;Argyris Michalopoulos

  • The diversity of definitions of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and pandrug-resistant (PDR) Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

    Matthew E. Falagas;Matthew E. Falagas;Patra K. Koletsi;Ioannis A. Bliziotis

  • Extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing organisms

    M.E. Falagas;M.E. Falagas;D.E. Karageorgopoulos

  • Fosfomycin for the treatment of multidrug-resistant, including extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing, Enterobacteriaceae infections: a systematic review

    Matthew E Falagas;Matthew E Falagas;Antonia C Kastoris;Anastasios M Kapaskelis;Drosos E Karageorgopoulos

  • Deaths attributable to carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae infections.

    Matthew E. Falagas;Giannoula S. Tansarli;Drosos E. Karageorgopoulos;Konstantinos Z. Vardakas

  • Perspectives for the Treatment of Brucellosis in the 21st Century: The Ioannina Recommendations

    Javier Ariza;Mile Bosilkovski;Antonio Cascio;Juan D Colmenero

  • Epidemiology of constipation in Europe and Oceania: a systematic review

    George Peppas;Vangelis G Alexiou;Eleni Mourtzoukou;Matthew E Falagas;Matthew E Falagas

  • Pandrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria: the dawn of the post-antibiotic era?

    Matthew E. Falagas;Matthew E. Falagas;Ioannis A. Bliziotis

  • Risk factors for cardiac implantable electronic device infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Konstantinos A. Polyzos;Athanasios A. Konstantelias;Matthew E. Falagas

  • Informed consent: how much and what do patients understand?

    Matthew E. Falagas;Ioanna P. Korbila;Konstantina P. Giannopoulou;Barbara K. Kondilis;Barbara K. Kondilis

  • Risk factors for the isolation of multi-drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a systematic review of the literature

    M.E. Falagas;P. Kopterides

  • Antibiotic Treatment of Infections Due to Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae: Systematic Evaluation of the Available Evidence

    Matthew E. Falagas;Panagiota Lourida;Panagiotis Poulikakos;Petros I. Rafailidis

Frequent Co-Authors

Petros I. Rafailidis
Petros I. Rafailidis Democritus University of Thrace
George Dimopoulos
George Dimopoulos National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
David R. Snydman
David R. Snydman Tufts Medical Center
George Samonis
George Samonis University of Crete
John L. Griffith
John L. Griffith Northeastern University
Robin Ruthazer
Robin Ruthazer Tufts Medical Center
Richard B. Freeman
Richard B. Freeman Harvard University
Sherwood L. Gorbach
Sherwood L. Gorbach Tufts University
Vincent H. Tam
Vincent H. Tam University of Houston
Nicola Petrosillo
Nicola Petrosillo National Institutes of Health

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