Ilias I. Siempos

Attributable mortality of Acinetobacter baumannii infections in critically ill patients: a systematic review of matched cohort and case-control studies.

Attributable mortality of Acinetobacter baumannii infection among critically ill patients.

Administration of antibiotics via the respiratory tract for the prevention of ICU-acquired pneumonia: a meta-analysis of comparative trials.

Cure of persistent, post-appendectomy Klebsiella pneumoniae septicaemia with continuous intravenous administration of meropenem.

Impact of initial discordant treatment with beta-lactam antibiotics on clinical outcomes in adults with pneumococcal pneumonia: a systematic review.

Linezolid for the treatment of adults with bone and joint infections.

World Wide Web resources on control of nosocomial infections.

Oral decontamination with chlorhexidine reduces the incidence of nosocomial pneumonia.

Infections related to coils used for embolization of arteries: review of the published evidence.

Comparison of first-line with second-line antibiotics for acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis: a metaanalysis of randomized controlled trials.

Risk factors for mortality in patients with emphysematous pyelonephritis: a meta-analysis.

Administration of antimicrobials via the respiratory tract for the treatment of patients with nosocomial pneumonia: a meta-analysis.

Impact of passive humidification on clinical outcomes of mechanically ventilated patients: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Linezolid versus glycopeptide or beta-lactam for treatment of Gram-positive bacterial infections: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

The difference between adequate and appropriate antimicrobial treatment.

Frequency and predictors of ventilator-associated pneumonia recurrence: a meta-analysis.

Short- versus long-duration antimicrobial treatment for exacerbations of chronic bronchitis: a meta-analysis.

Adjunctive therapies for community-acquired pneumonia: a systematic review.

Administration of antibiotics via the respiratory tract as monotherapy for pneumonia.

Respiratory fluoroquinolones for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Optimal duration of the antimicrobial treatment of ventilator-acquired pneumonia.

Inhaled colistin as monotherapy for multidrug-resistant gram (-) nosocomial pneumonia: a case series.

Non-physicians may reach correct diagnoses by using Google: a pilot study.

Short-term administration of a high oxygen concentration is not injurious in an ex-vivo rabbit model of ventilator-induced lung injury.

Penicillins vs trimethoprim-based regimens for acute bacterial exacerbations of chronic bronchitis: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Prone positioning in hypoxemic respiratory failure: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Infections related to airway stenting: a systematic review.

Meta-analyses on the prevention and treatment of respiratory tract infections.

Treatment of acute bacterial exacerbations of chronic bronchitis.

Impact of catheter-related bloodstream infections on the mortality of critically ill patients: a meta-analysis.

Mycophenolate mofetil and intravenous cyclophosphamide are similar as induction therapy for class V lupus nephritis.

Predictors of mortality in adult patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia: a meta-analysis.

Impact of the administration of probiotics on the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Frequency, prevention, outcome and treatment of ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Pretreatment with atorvastatin attenuates lung injury caused by high-stretch mechanical ventilation in an isolated rabbit lung model.

Patients included in randomised controlled trials do not represent those seen in clinical practice: focus on antimicrobial agents.

Procalcitonin-guided algorithms of antibiotic therapy in the intensive care unit: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Protective role of statins against ventilator-induced lung injury.

Metabolic acidosis may be as protective as hypercapnic acidosis in an ex-vivo model of severe ventilator-induced lung injury: a pilot study.

Additional experimental evidence that statins protect against acute lung injury.

Metformin attenuates ventilator-induced lung injury.

Probiotics for prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia.