Teresa Spanu

9.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
130 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Teresa Spanu is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Molecular Medicine and Clinical Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Teresa Spanu has authored 130 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Epidemiology, 51 papers in Molecular Medicine and 48 papers in Clinical Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Teresa Spanu's work include Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (51 papers), Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (48 papers) and Antibiotic Use and Resistance (25 papers). Teresa Spanu is often cited by papers focused on Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (51 papers), Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (48 papers) and Antibiotic Use and Resistance (25 papers). Teresa Spanu collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Japan. Teresa Spanu's co-authors include Mario Tumbarello, Roberto Cauda, Enrico Maria Trecarichi, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Giovanni Fadda, Barbara Fiori, Brunella Posteraro, Tiziana D’Inzeo, Gennaro De Pascale and Matteo Bassetti and has published in prestigious journals such as Blood, PLoS ONE and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Teresa Spanu

127 papers receiving 6.3k citations

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Predictors of Mortality in Bloodstream Infections Caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase-Producing K. pneumoniae: Importance of Combination Therapy

2012 744 citations Mario Tumbarello, Pierluigi Viale et al. profile →
Infections caused by KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae : differences in therapy and mortality in a multicentre study

2015 395 citations Mario Tumbarello, Enrico Maria Trecarichi et al. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Characterization of Metallo β-Lactamase Producing Enterobacterales Isolates with Susceptibility to the Aztreonam/Avibactam Combination 2024 ·Antibiotics ·Brunella Posteraro, Flavio De Maio, Teresa Spanu, (unknown), Francesca Fasano, Maurizio Sanguinetti	3
2	Healthcare associated infections in gynecologic oncology: clinical and economic impact 2022 ·International Journal of Gynecological Cancer ·(unknown), Giacomo Corrado, Lorena Quagliozzi, Alex Federico, (unknown), Laura Franza, Enrica Tamburrini, Teresa Spanu, Giovanni Scambia, Anna Fagotti	4
3	A New PCR-Based Assay for Testing Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Samples from Patients with Suspected Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia 2021 ·Journal of Fungi ·Flora Marzia Liotti, Brunella Posteraro, Giulia De Angelis, Riccardo Torelli, Elena De Carolis, Domenico Speziale, Giulia Menchinelli, Teresa Spanu, Maurizio Sanguinetti	2
4	Characterisation and risk factor profiling of Pseudomonas aeruginosa urinary tract infections: pinpointing those likely to be caused by multidrug-resistant strains 2020 ·International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents ·Mario Tumbarello, Francesca Raffaelli, Maddalena Peghin, Angela Raffaella Losito, (unknown), (unknown), Teresa Spanu, Assunta Sartor, Barbara Fiori, Matteo Bassetti	17
5	Implementation of the eazyplex® CSF direct panel assay for rapid laboratory diagnosis of bacterial meningitis: 32-month experience at a tertiary care university hospital 2020 ·European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases ·Tiziana D’Inzeo, Giulia Menchinelli, Giulia De Angelis, Barbara Fiori, Flora Marzia Liotti, Grazia Angela Morandotti, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Brunella Posteraro, Teresa Spanu	8
6	In vitro Evaluation of BACT/ALERT® VIRTUO®, BACT/ALERT 3D®, and BACTEC™ FX Automated Blood Culture Systems for Detection of Microbial Pathogens Using Simulated Human Blood Samples 2019 ·Frontiers in Microbiology ·Giulia Menchinelli, Flora Marzia Liotti, Barbara Fiori, Giulia De Angelis, Tiziana D’Inzeo, (unknown), Brunella Posteraro, Michela Sabbatucci, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Teresa Spanu	43
7	<p>Direct use of eazyplex<sup>®</sup> SuperBug CRE assay from positive blood cultures in conjunction with inpatient infectious disease consulting for timely appropriate antimicrobial therapy in <em>Escherichia coli</em> and<em> Klebsiella pneumoniae</em> bloodstream infections</p> 2019 ·Infection and Drug Resistance ·Barbara Fiori, Tiziana D’Inzeo, Brunella Posteraro, Giulia Menchinelli, Flora Marzia Liotti, Giulia De Angelis, Flavio De Maio, Massimo Fantoni, Rita Murri, Giancarlo Scoppettuolo, G. Ventura, Mario Tumbarello, Francesco Pennestrì, Francesco Taccari, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Teresa Spanu	12
8	Educational interventions alone and combined with port protector reduce the rate of central venous catheter infection and colonization in respiratory semi-intensive care unit 2019 ·BMC Infectious Diseases ·Riccardo Inchingolo, Giuliana Pasciuto, (unknown), (unknown), Giancarlo Scoppettuolo, (unknown), Andrea Smargiassi, Riccardo Torelli, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Teresa Spanu, Giuseppe Maria Corbo, Luca Richeldi	11
9	A rapid diagnostic workflow for cefotaxime-resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae detection from blood cultures by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry 2017 ·PLoS ONE ·Elena De Carolis, (unknown), (unknown), Antonietta Vella, Enrica Mello, Ivana Palucci, Giulia De Angelis, Tiziana D’Inzeo, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Brunella Posteraro, Teresa Spanu	13
10	Infections caused by KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae : differences in therapy and mortality in a multicentre study breakdown → 2015 ·Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy ·Mario Tumbarello, Enrico Maria Trecarichi, Francesco Giuseppe De Rosa, Maddalena Giannella, Daniele Roberto Giacobbe, Matteo Bassetti, Angela Raffaella Losito, Michele Bartoletti, Valerio Del Bono, Silvia Corcione, G. Maiuro, Sara Tedeschi, Luigi Celani, Chiara Simona Cardellino, Teresa Spanu, Anna Marchese, Simone Ambretti, Roberto Cauda, Claudio Viscoli, Pierluigi Viale, (unknown)	395
11	Linezolid plasma and intrapulmonary concentrations in critically ill obese patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia: intermittent vs continuous administration 2014 ·Intensive Care Medicine ·Gennaro De Pascale, Serena Fortuna, Mario Tumbarello, Salvatore Lucio Cutuli, (unknown), Teresa Spanu, Giuseppe Bello, Luca Montini, Mariano Alberto Pennisi, Pierluigi Navarra, Massimo Antonelli	41
12	Bacterial Bloodstream Infections in Liver Transplantation: Etiologic Agents and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profiles 2012 ·Transplantation Proceedings ·Gabriele Sganga, Teresa Spanu, Giuseppe Bianco, Barbara Fiori, E. Nure, Gilda Pepe, Tiziana D’Inzeo, M.C. Lirosi, F. Frongillo, S. Agnes	40
13	Risk factors and mortality of healthcare-associated and community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia 2011 ·Clinical Microbiology and Infection ·Matteo Bassetti, Enrico Maria Trecarichi, Alessio Mesini, Teresa Spanu, Daniele Roberto Giacobbe, Massimo Rossi, (unknown), Gennaro De Pascale, M.P. Molinari, Roberto Cauda, Claudio Viscoli, Mario Tumbarello	95
14	Antibiotic Usage and Risk of Colonization and Infection with Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria: a Hospital Population-Based Study 2009 ·Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy ·Evelina Tacconelli, Giulia De Angelis, Maria Adriana Cataldo, Elisabetta Mantengoli, Teresa Spanu, Angelo Pan, Giampaolo Corti, Anna Radice, (unknown), Spinello Antinori, Franco Paradisi, Giampiero Carosi, Roberto Bernabei, Massimo Antonelli, Giovanni Fadda, Gian María Rossolini, Roberto Cauda	114
15	Clonal dissemination of two clusters of Acinetobacter baumannii producing OXA-23 or OXA-58 in Rome, Italy 2009 ·Clinical Microbiology and Infection ·Rodrigo E. Mendes, Teresa Spanu, Lalitagauri M. Deshpande, Mariana Castanheira, Ronald N. Jones, Guido Fadda	24
16	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 2009 ·Journal of Infection ·Enrico Maria Trecarichi, Mario Tumbarello, Teresa Spanu, Morena Caira, Luana Fianchi, Patrizia Chiusolo, Giovanni Fadda, Giuseppe Leone, Roberto Cauda, Livio Pagano	123
17	Predictors of Mortality in Patients with Bloodstream Infections Caused by Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae : Importance of Inadequate Initial Antimicrobial Treatment 2007 ·Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy ·Mario Tumbarello, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Eva Agostina Montuori, Enrico Maria Trecarichi, Brunella Posteraro, Barbara Fiori, Rita Citton, Tiziana D’Inzeo, Giovanni Fadda, Roberto Cauda, Teresa Spanu	356
18	Evaluation of the New VITEK 2 Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL) Test for Rapid Detection of ESBL Production in Enterobacteriaceae Isolates 2006 ·Journal of Clinical Microbiology ·Teresa Spanu, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Mario Tumbarello, Tiziana D’Inzeo, Barbara Fiori, Brunella Posteraro, Rosaria Santangelo, Roberto Cauda, Giovanni Fadda	66
19	Antimicrobial resistance among non-fermentative Gram-negative bacilli isolated from the respiratory tracts of Italian inpatients: a 3-year surveillance study by the Italian Epidemiological Survey 2004 ·International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents ·Giovanni Fadda, Teresa Spanu, Fausta Ardito, Cristina Taddei, Rosaria Santangelo, (unknown), (unknown)	23
20	Incidence of rotaviruses and astroviruses in children without symptoms of gastroenteritis. 1982 ·Andrea P. Rossi, Anna Maria Aglianò, Teresa Spanu	2

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