Valentina Galfo

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 443 citations indexed

About

Valentina Galfo is a scholar working on Molecular Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Valentina Galfo has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 443 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Medicine, 7 papers in Infectious Diseases and 7 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Valentina Galfo's work include Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (10 papers), Antibiotic Use and Resistance (7 papers) and Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy (7 papers). Valentina Galfo is often cited by papers focused on Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (10 papers), Antibiotic Use and Resistance (7 papers) and Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy (7 papers). Valentina Galfo collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Greece and Belgium. Valentina Galfo's co-authors include Giusy Tiseo, Marco Falcone, Alessandro Leonildi, Simona Barnini, Cesira Giordano, Francesco Menichetti, Enrico Tagliaferri, Lorenzo Ghiadoni, Alessio Farcomeni and Spartaco Sani and has published in prestigious journals such as Clinical Infectious Diseases, Critical Care Medicine and Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.

In The Last Decade

Valentina Galfo

16 papers receiving 438 citations

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Efficacy of Ceftazidime-avibactam Plus Aztreonam in Patients With Bloodstream Infections Caused by Metallo-β-lactamase–Producing Enterobacterales

2020 248 citations Marco Falcone, George L. Daikos et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Valentina Galfo Italy	10	346	205	162	115	73	18	443
Julia Guzmán-Puche Spain	9	277 0.8×	138 0.7×	130 0.8×	107 0.9×	55 0.8×	23	321
Vassiliki Papaioannou Greece	5	374 1.1×	196 1.0×	159 1.0×	172 1.5×	69 0.9×	5	420
Martha Nepka Greece	4	449 1.3×	281 1.4×	150 0.9×	172 1.5×	79 1.1×	6	522
Ángela Cano Spain	10	278 0.8×	138 0.7×	141 0.9×	118 1.0×	42 0.6×	24	326
Robert A Bonomo United States	2	266 0.8×	148 0.7×	115 0.7×	91 0.8×	96 1.3×	4	381
Maria Katsiari Greece	9	348 1.0×	208 1.0×	88 0.5×	162 1.4×	73 1.0×	20	404
Christian M Gill United States	13	428 1.2×	231 1.1×	187 1.2×	109 0.9×	93 1.3×	48	537
Angela Wardman United Kingdom	5	398 1.2×	296 1.4×	170 1.0×	181 1.6×	48 0.7×	6	455
Francisco Moreno-Ramos Spain	9	205 0.6×	106 0.5×	148 0.9×	88 0.8×	73 1.0×	21	334
Federica Bovo Italy	9	244 0.7×	142 0.7×	128 0.8×	76 0.7×	48 0.7×	18	342

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18 of 18 papers shown

Galfo, Valentina, Giusy Tiseo, Cesira Giordano, et al.. (2025). AMRrounds: susceptibility to the new tetracycline-derivative eravacycline of New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae complex. JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance. 7(4). dlaf153–dlaf153.

Galfo, Valentina, et al.. (2025). How I manage patients with New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase and OXA-48-producing Enterobacterales infections: a practical approach. Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases. 38(6). 588–597.

Falcone, Marco, G. Marchetti, Valentina Galfo, et al.. (2024). Risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe COVID-19 in hematological patients who received or not pre-exposure prophylaxis with tixagevimab/cilgavimab: a target trial emulation. Leukemia & lymphoma. 65(10). 1474–1481. 1 indexed citations

Tiseo, Giusy, Valentina Galfo, Niccolò Riccardi, et al.. (2024). Real-world experience with meropenem/vaborbactam for the treatment of infections caused by ESBL-producing Enterobacterales and carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 10 indexed citations

Galfo, Valentina, Giusy Tiseo, Niccolò Riccardi, & Marco Falcone. (2024). Therapeutic drug monitoring of antibiotics for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections: an updated narrative review for clinicians. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 31(2). 194–200. 10 indexed citations

Falcone, Marco, Valentina Galfo, & Giusy Tiseo. (2024). Not all carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains are alike: tailoring antibiotic therapy based on resistance mechanisms. Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases. 37(6). 594–601. 1 indexed citations

Tiseo, Giusy, et al.. (2023). Risk factors and outcomes of fungal superinfections in patients with severe COVID-19: an observational study from Pisa academic hospital. Infezioni in Medicina. 31(1). 55–61. 6 indexed citations

Falcone, Marco, Cesira Giordano, Alessandro Leonildi, et al.. (2023). Clinical Features and Outcomes of Infections Caused by Metallo-β-Lactamase–Producing Enterobacterales: A 3-Year Prospective Study From an Endemic Area. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 78(5). 1111–1119. 26 indexed citations

Tiseo, Giusy, Cesira Giordano, Alessandro Leonildi, et al.. (2023). Salvage therapy with sulbactam/durlobactam against cefiderocol-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a critically ill burn patient: clinical challenges and molecular characterization. JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance. 5(3). dlad078–dlad078. 22 indexed citations

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Taddei, Riccardo, Niccolò Riccardi, Giusy Tiseo, Valentina Galfo, & Gíanni Biancofiore. (2023). Early Intra-Abdominal Bacterial Infections after Orthotopic Liver Transplantation: A Narrative Review for Clinicians. Antibiotics. 12(8). 1316–1316. 7 indexed citations

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Galfo, Valentina, Niccolò Riccardi, Alessandro Leonildi, Marco Falcone, & Simona Barnini. (2023). Pharyngeal and cutaneous diphtheria: a tail of a refugee. Infection. 51(5). 1599–1600. 1 indexed citations

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Tiseo, Giusy, Valentina Galfo, & Marco Falcone. (2023). What is the clinical significance of ‘heteroresistance’ in nonfermenting Gram-negative strains?. Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases. 36(6). 555–563. 9 indexed citations

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Falcone, Marco, L Suardi, Giusy Tiseo, et al.. (2022). Early Use of Remdesivir and Risk of Disease Progression in Hospitalized Patients With Mild to Moderate COVID-19. Clinical Therapeutics. 44(3). 364–373. 18 indexed citations

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Falcone, Marco, Giusy Tiseo, Valentina Galfo, et al.. (2021). Bloodstream infections in patients with rectal colonization by Klebsiella pneumoniae producing different type of carbapenemases: a prospective, cohort study (CHIMERA study). Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 28(2). 298.e1–298.e7. 43 indexed citations

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Falcone, Marco, George L. Daikos, Giusy Tiseo, et al.. (2020). Efficacy of Ceftazidime-avibactam Plus Aztreonam in Patients With Bloodstream Infections Caused by Metallo-β-lactamase–Producing Enterobacterales. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 72(11). 1871–1878. 248 indexed citations breakdown →

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Falcone, Marco, Francesco Menichetti, Dario Cattaneo, et al.. (2020). Pragmatic options for dose optimization of ceftazidime/avibactam with aztreonam in complex patients. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 76(4). 1025–1031. 26 indexed citations

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Saccaro, Luigi Francesco, et al.. (2020). Severe respiratory failure in an immunocompetent host with invasive pulmonary aspergillosis and H1N1 influenza.. PubMed. 28(2). 263–267. 2 indexed citations

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Mongkolpun, Wasineenart, Valentina Galfo, Nan Wang, et al.. (2019). Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Effects of Transfusion on Hemodynamic and Oxygenation Variables*. Critical Care Medicine. 48(2). 241–248. 13 indexed citations

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