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Teresa Spanu is affiliated with the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Italy and has a research focus primarily within the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work addresses various subfields such as Epidemiology, Clinical Biochemistry, Molecular Medicine, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The core subjects of Teresa Spanu's research include bacterial identification and susceptibility testing, antibiotic resistance in bacteria, antibiotic use and resistance, pneumonia and respiratory infections, antibiotics pharmacokinetics and efficacy, nosocomial infections in intensive care units, and sepsis diagnosis and treatment.

Recent notable publications by Teresa Spanu include:

  • Ceftazidime-Avibactam Use for Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase-Producing K. pneumoniae Infections: A Retrospective Observational Multicenter Study, 2021, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Role of lung ultrasound for the etiological diagnosis of acute lower respiratory tract infection (ALRTI) in children: a prospective study, 2021, Journal of Ultrasound
  • Multinational evaluation of the BioFire® FilmArray® Pneumonia plus Panel as compared to standard of care testing, 2021, European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
  • Comparing BioFire FilmArray BCID2 and BCID Panels for Direct Detection of Bacterial Pathogens and Antimicrobial Resistance Genes from Positive Blood Cultures, 2021, Journal of Clinical Microbiology
  • Protective effect of SARS-CoV-2 preventive measures against ESKAPE and Escherichia coli infections, 2021, European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Teresa Spanu frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including:

  • Maurizio Sanguinetti
  • Brunella Posteraro
  • Barbara Fiori
  • Giulia Menchinelli
  • Tiziana D'Inzeo

Their research findings have been published predominantly in the following venues:

  • Antibiotics
  • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
  • Journal of Clinical Microbiology
  • Microbiology Spectrum
  • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

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

  • 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

  • Occurrence of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases in Members of the Family Enterobacteriaceae in Italy: Implications for Resistance to β-Lactams and Other Antimicrobial Drugs

    T. Spanu;F. Luzzaro;M. Perilli;G. Amicosante

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Ceftazidime-avibactam use for KPC-Kp infections: a retrospective observational multicenter study

    Mario Tumbarello;Mario Tumbarello;Francesca Raffaelli;Maddalena Giannella;Elisabetta Mantengoli

  • 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

  • Identifying patients harboring extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae on hospital admission: derivation and validation of a scoring system.

    Mario Tumbarello;Enrico Maria Trecarichi;Matteo Bassetti;Francesco Giuseppe De Rosa

  • Antibiotic Usage and Risk of Colonization and Infection with Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria: a Hospital Population-Based Study

    Evelina Tacconelli;Giulia De Angelis;Maria Adriana Cataldo;Elisabetta Mantengoli

  • Multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa bloodstream infections: risk factors and mortality.

    M. Tumbarello;E. Repetto;E. M. Trecarichi;C. Bernardini

  • Risk factors for bloodstream infections due to colistin-resistant KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae: results from a multicenter case–control–control study

    D.R. Giacobbe;V. Del Bono;E.M. Trecarichi;F.G. De Rosa

  • Clinical outcomes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia in intensive care unit patients

    Mario Tumbarello;Gennaro De Pascale;Enrico Maria Trecarichi;Teresa Spanu

  • Bloodstream Infections Caused by Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase- Producing Escherichia coli: Risk Factors for Inadequate Initial Antimicrobial Therapy

    Mario Tumbarello;Michela Sali;Enrico Maria Trecarichi;Fiammetta Leone

  • Assessment of linezolid resistance mechanisms among Staphylococcus epidermidis causing bacteraemia in Rome, Italy

    Rodrigo E. Mendes;Lalitagauri M. Deshpande;David J. Farrell;Teresa Spanu

  • Incidence and clinical impact of extended-spectrum-β-lactamase (ESBL) production and fluoroquinolone resistance in bloodstream infections caused by Escherichia coli in patients with hematological malignancies

    Enrico Maria Trecarichi;Mario Tumbarello;Teresa Spanu;Morena Caira

  • In vitro susceptibility of Vibrio spp. isolated from the environment.

    Stefania Anna Lucia Zanetti;Teresa Spanu;Antonella Deriu;Lucio Romano

Frequent Co-Authors

Mario Tumbarello
Mario Tumbarello Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Maurizio Sanguinetti
Maurizio Sanguinetti Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Giovanni Fadda
Giovanni Fadda Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Brunella Posteraro
Brunella Posteraro Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Roberto Cauda
Roberto Cauda Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Matteo Bassetti
Matteo Bassetti University of Genoa
Gian Maria Rossolini
Gian Maria Rossolini University of Florence
Claudio Viscoli
Claudio Viscoli University of Genoa
Pierluigi Viale
Pierluigi Viale University of Bologna
Anna Marchese
Anna Marchese University of Genoa

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