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Spyros Pournaras is affiliated with the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in Greece. Their research primarily addresses topics in Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a strong focus on infectious diseases, molecular medicine, and epidemiology.

The main fields of study for Spyros Pournaras include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Subfields of particular interest are:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Epidemiology
  • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
  • Pharmacology

The scientist's work covers various aspects of antimicrobial resistance and infectious agents, with main topics including:

  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance
  • Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
  • Fungal Infections and Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

Spyros Pournaras has contributed to a significant number of academic papers and book publications. Recent papers include:

  • Molecular Epidemiology and Antifungal Susceptibility of Trichophyton Isolates in Greece: Emergence of Terbinafine-Resistant Trichophytonmentagrophytes Type VIII Locally and Globally, 2021, Journal of Fungi
  • The ERACE-PA Global Surveillance Program: Ceftolozane/tazobactam and Ceftazidime/avibactam in vitro Activity against a Global Collection of Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa, 2021, European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa antimicrobial susceptibility profiles, resistance mechanisms and international clonal lineages: update from ESGARS-ESCMID/ISARPAE Group, 2023, Clinical Microbiology and Infection
  • COVID-19 and Antimicrobial Resistance: Data from the Greek Electronic System for the Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance-WHONET-Greece (January 2018-March 2021), 2021, Life
  • Activity of Sulbactam-Durlobactam and Comparators Against a National Collection of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates From Greece, 2022, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

In addition to journal articles, Pournaras has authored books, including:

  • Carbapenemase-Producing Organisms as Leading Cause of Hospital Infections, 2021, published by Frontiers Media

Their frequent collaborators include:

  • Joseph Meletiadis
  • Sophia Vourli
  • Maria Siopi
  • Athanassios Tsakris
  • Polyxeni Karakosta

Spyros Pournaras regularly publishes in the following venues:

  • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • Journal of Fungi
  • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

Best Publications

  • Global evolution of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clonal lineages.

    Raffaele Zarrilli;Spyros Pournaras;Maria Giannouli;Athanassios Tsakris

  • 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

  • Acquired carbapenemases in Gram-negative bacterial pathogens: detection and surveillance issues

    V. Miriagou;G. Cornaglia;M. Edelstein;I. Galani

  • Predictors of mortality in patients with bloodstream infections caused by KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and impact of appropriate antimicrobial treatment.

    O. Zarkotou;S. Pournaras;P. Tselioti;V. Dragoumanos

  • Outbreak of infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa producing VIM-1 carbapenemase in Greece.

    Athanassios Tsakris;Spyros Pournaras;Neil Woodford;Marie-France I. Palepou

  • Defining Fractional Inhibitory Concentration Index Cutoffs for Additive Interactions Based on Self-Drug Additive Combinations, Monte Carlo Simulation Analysis, and In Vitro-In Vivo Correlation Data for Antifungal Drug Combinations against Aspergillus fumigatus

    Joseph Meletiadis;Spyros Pournaras;Emmanuel Roilides;Thomas J. Walsh

  • A simple phenotypic method for the differentiation of metallo-β-lactamases and class A KPC carbapenemases in Enterobacteriaceae clinical isolates

    Athanassios Tsakris;Aggeliki Poulou;Spyros Pournaras;Evangelia Voulgari

  • Evaluation of Boronic Acid Disk Tests for Differentiating KPC-Possessing Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates in the Clinical Laboratory

    Athanassios Tsakris;Ioulia Kristo;Aggeliki Poulou;Katerina Themeli-Digalaki

  • Outbreak of multiple clones of imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates expressing OXA-58 carbapenemase in an intensive care unit

    S. Pournaras;A. Markogiannakis;A. Ikonomidis;L. Kondyli

  • Prognostic value of follicular fluid 25-OH vitamin D and glucose levels in the IVF outcome

    Georgios M Anifandis;Konstantinos Dafopoulos;Christina I Messini;Nektarios Chalvatzas

  • Activity of tigecycline alone and in combination with colistin and meropenem against Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing Enterobacteriaceae strains by time–kill assay

    Spyros Pournaras;Georgia Vrioni;Evangelia Neou;John Dendrinos

  • Clonal spread of KPC-2 carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strains in Greece

    Spyros Pournaras;Efthimia Protonotariou;Evangelia Voulgari;Ioulia Kristo

  • Hospital outbreak of multiple clones of Pseudomonas aeruginosa carrying the unrelated metallo-β-lactamase gene variants blaVIM-2 and blaVIM-4

    S Pournaras;M Maniati;E Petinaki;L S Tzouvelekis

  • Comparative Evaluation of Colistin Susceptibility Testing Methods among Carbapenem-Nonsusceptible Klebsiella pneumoniae and Acinetobacter baumannii Clinical Isolates

    Konstantina Dafopoulou;Konstantina Dafopoulou;Olympia Zarkotou;Evangelia Dimitroulia;Christos Hadjichristodoulou

  • Modified CLSI Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase (ESBL) Confirmatory Test for Phenotypic Detection of ESBLs among Enterobacteriaceae Producing Various β-Lactamases

    Aggeliki Poulou;Evgenia Grivakou;Georgia Vrioni;Vassiliki Koumaki

  • VIM-1 Metallo-β-lactamase in Acinetobacter baumannii

    Athanassios Tsakris;Alexandros Ikonomidis;Spyros Pournaras;Leonidas S. Tzouvelekis

  • Novel Variant (blaVIM-4) of the Metallo-β-Lactamase Gene blaVIM-1 in a Clinical Strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Spyros Pournaras;Athanassios Tsakris;Maria Maniati;Leonidas S. Tzouvelekis

  • Cross-transmission of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clonal strains causing episodes of sepsis in a trauma intensive care unit.

    Antonios Markogiannakis;George Fildisis;Sofia Tsiplakou;Alexandros Ikonomidis

  • First occurrence of KPC-2-possessing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Greek hospital and recommendation for detection with boronic acid disc tests

    Athanassios Tsakris;Ioulia Kristo;Aggeliki Poulou;Fani Markou

  • Risk Factors and Outcomes Associated with Acquisition of Colistin-Resistant KPC-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae: a Matched Case-Control Study

    Olympia Zarkotou;Spyros Pournaras;Evangelia Voulgari;Georgios Chrysos

Frequent Co-Authors

Athanassios Tsakris
Athanassios Tsakris National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Joseph Meletiadis
Joseph Meletiadis National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Emmanuel Roilides
Emmanuel Roilides Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Yehuda Carmeli
Yehuda Carmeli Tel Aviv University
Raffaele Zarrilli
Raffaele Zarrilli University of Naples Federico II
Johan W. Mouton
Johan W. Mouton Radboud University Medical Center
Álvaro Pascual
Álvaro Pascual University of Seville
Rafael Cantón
Rafael Cantón Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria
Leonidas S. Tzouvelekis
Leonidas S. Tzouvelekis National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Robert A. Bonomo
Robert A. Bonomo Case Western Reserve University

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