Diamantis Plachouras

9.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
67 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Diamantis Plachouras is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Diamantis Plachouras has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Epidemiology, 21 papers in Infectious Diseases and 17 papers in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Diamantis Plachouras's work include Antibiotic Use and Resistance (17 papers), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (14 papers) and Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy (14 papers). Diamantis Plachouras is often cited by papers focused on Antibiotic Use and Resistance (17 papers), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (14 papers) and Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy (14 papers). Diamantis Plachouras collaborates with scholars based in Greece, Sweden and United States. Diamantis Plachouras's co-authors include Helen Giamarellou, Dominique L. Monnet, C. Suetens, Apostolos Armaganidis, Matti Karvanen, Otto Cars, Lena E. Friberg, Anastasia Antoniadou, Evangelos Papadomichelakis and Tommi Kärki and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, PLoS ONE and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Diamantis Plachouras

65 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Prevalence of healthcare-associated infections, estimated incidence and composite antimicrobial resistance index in acute care hospitals and long-term care facilities: results from two European point prevalence surveys, 2016 to 2017
    2018 448 citations C. Suetens, Katrien Latour et al. profile →
  2. Burden of Six Healthcare-Associated Infections on European Population Health: Estimating Incidence-Based Disability-Adjusted Life Years through a Population Prevalence-Based Modelling Study
    2016 417 citations Diamantis Plachouras, Dominique L. Monnet et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Diamantis Plachouras Greece 31 1.5k 1.3k 875 866 828 67 3.6k
Håkan Hanberger Sweden 31 1.3k 0.9× 1.4k 1.0× 716 0.8× 741 0.9× 1.2k 1.4× 106 4.0k
Andrea Lay‐Hoon Kwa Singapore 32 1.3k 0.9× 1.7k 1.3× 539 0.6× 1.1k 1.3× 946 1.1× 127 3.4k
Santiago Grau Spain 30 1.3k 0.9× 1.4k 1.1× 991 1.1× 1.1k 1.3× 893 1.1× 197 3.7k
L. Silvia Muñoz-Price United States 32 920 0.6× 2.1k 1.6× 1.2k 1.4× 553 0.6× 777 0.9× 104 4.2k
Alessandro Russo Italy 29 1.2k 0.8× 810 0.6× 961 1.1× 567 0.7× 473 0.6× 136 2.9k
Garyphallia Poulakou Greece 33 1.3k 0.9× 1.7k 1.3× 892 1.0× 951 1.1× 756 0.9× 106 3.9k
Teena Chopra United States 29 880 0.6× 1.1k 0.8× 679 0.8× 555 0.6× 488 0.6× 114 2.4k
Erika M. C. D’Agata United States 37 1.1k 0.7× 1.2k 0.9× 1.5k 1.7× 388 0.4× 865 1.0× 106 3.8k
Lindsey M. Weiner United States 14 996 0.7× 780 0.6× 822 0.9× 283 0.3× 705 0.9× 23 3.1k
Adrian Brink South Africa 32 956 0.6× 1.6k 1.2× 554 0.6× 692 0.8× 1.0k 1.2× 122 3.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Diamantis Plachouras

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All Works

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Suetens, C., Katrien Latour, Tommi Kärki, et al.. (2018). Prevalence of healthcare-associated infections, estimated incidence and composite antimicrobial resistance index in acute care hospitals and long-term care facilities: results from two European point prevalence surveys, 2016 to 2017. Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva). 48 indexed citations
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Plachouras, Diamantis, Alain Lepape, & C. Suetens. (2018). ECDC definitions and methods for the surveillance of healthcare-associated infections in intensive care units. Intensive Care Medicine. 44(12). 2216–2218. 44 indexed citations
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Giannitsioti, Efthymia, et al.. (2016). Impact of patients’ professional and educational status on perception of an antibiotic policy campaign: a pilot study at a university hospital. Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance. 6. 123–127. 10 indexed citations
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Santermans, Eva, Emmanuel Robesyn, Tapiwa Ganyani, et al.. (2016). Spatiotemporal Evolution of Ebola Virus Disease at Sub-National Level during the 2014 West Africa Epidemic: Model Scrutiny and Data Meagreness. PLoS ONE. 11(1). e0147172–e0147172. 31 indexed citations
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Plachouras, Diamantis, Anastasia Antoniadou, Efthymia Giannitsioti, et al.. (2014). Promoting prudent use of antibiotics: the experience from a multifaceted regional campaign in Greece. BMC Public Health. 14(1). 866–866. 22 indexed citations
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Tsiodras, Sotirios, Elizabeth C. George, Diamantis Plachouras, et al.. (2013). Risk factors for community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonisation in a large metropolitan area in Greece: An epidemiological study using two case definitions. Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance. 2(1). 27–33. 4 indexed citations
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Souli, Maria, Irene Galani, Diamantis Plachouras, et al.. (2012). Antimicrobial activity of copper surfaces against carbapenemase-producing contemporary Gram-negative clinical isolates. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 68(4). 852–857. 49 indexed citations
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Kontopidou, Flora, Diamantis Plachouras, Evangelos Papadomichelakis, et al.. (2011). Colonization and infection by colistin-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in a cohort of critically ill patients. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 17(11). E9–E11. 83 indexed citations
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Plachouras, Diamantis, et al.. (2010). Diagnostic value of triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 and C-reactive protein for patients with lung infiltrates: an observational study. BMC Infectious Diseases. 10(1). 286–286. 22 indexed citations
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Plachouras, Diamantis, et al.. (2009). Efficacy and Tolerability of Linezolid in Chronic Osteomyelitis and Prosthetic Joint Infections: A Case-Control Study. Journal of Chemotherapy. 21(2). 165–169. 16 indexed citations
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Tsangaris, Iraklis, Diamantis Plachouras, Dimitra Kavatha, et al.. (2009). Diagnostic and prognostic value of procalcitonin among febrile critically ill patients with prolonged ICU stay. BMC Infectious Diseases. 9(1). 213–213. 43 indexed citations
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Plachouras, Diamantis. (2008). Population Pharmacokinetic Analysis of Colistin After Intravenous Administration in Critically Ill Patients With Gram Negative Infections. 46th Annual Meeting. 1 indexed citations
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Panagopoulos, Periklis, Θωμάς Τσαγανός, Diamantis Plachouras, et al.. (2008). In vitro elution of moxifloxacin and fusidic acid by a synthetic crystallic semihydrate form of calcium sulphate (Stimulan™). International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 32(6). 485–487. 18 indexed citations
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Giannitsioti, Efthymia, Anastasia Antoniadou, Kyriaki Kanellakopoulou, et al.. (2008). Does a bed rail system of alcohol-based handrub antiseptic improve compliance of health care workers with hand hygiene? Results from a pilot study. American Journal of Infection Control. 37(2). 160–163. 18 indexed citations
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Giamarellos‐Bourboulis, Evangelos J., Jean-Claude Péchère, Christina Routsi, et al.. (2008). Effect of Clarithromycin in Patients with Sepsis and Ventilator‐Associated Pneumonia. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 46(8). 1157–1164. 104 indexed citations
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Plachouras, Diamantis, Evangelos J. Giamarellos‐Bourboulis, Nikolaos Kentepozidis, et al.. (2006). In vitro postantibiotic effect of colistin on multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 57(4). 419–422. 25 indexed citations
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Giamarellos‐Bourboulis, Evangelos J., Christina Routsi, Diamantis Plachouras, et al.. (2006). Early apoptosis of blood monocytes in the septic host: is it a mechanism of protection in the event of septic shock?. Critical Care. 10(3). R76–R76. 45 indexed citations
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Plachouras, Diamantis, Christina Routsi, Evangelos J. Giamarellos‐Bourboulis, et al.. (2006). Monocytes as a site of production of soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 (sTREM-1) in the septic host. Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 38(10). 909–915. 5 indexed citations
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Giamarellos‐Bourboulis, Evangelos J., Nikolaos Kentepozidis, Anastasia Antonopoulou, et al.. (2005). Postantibiotic effect of antimicrobial combinations on multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 51(2). 113–117. 20 indexed citations

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