In order to address CDI and other infections by hospital pathogens, we utilize the evaluation of large data, the use of mathematical modeling and the evaluation of clinical practices, such as ASPs and prevention strategies, to develop clinical decision analyses that can help shape clinical practice.

Select Publications

a) Ziakas P, Joyce N, Zacharioudakis I, Zervou F, Besdine R, Mor V, Mylonakis E. Prevalence and Impact of C. difficile Infection in elderly residents of Long-term Care Facilities, 2011: A nationwide study. Medicine(Baltimore). (in press)

b) Grigoras CA, Zervou FN, Zacharioudakis IM, Siettos CI, Mylonakis E. Isolation of C. difficile carriers alone and as part of a bundle approach for the prevention of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI): A mathematical model based on clinical study data. PLoS One. 2016;11(6):e0156577. PMID: 27258068

c) Karanika S, Paudel S, Grigoras C, Kalbasi A, Mylonakis E. Clinical and economic outcomes from the implementation of hospital-based antimicrobial stewardship programs: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2016. PMID: 27246783

d) Ziakas PD, Zacharioudakis IM, Zervou FN, Mylonakis E. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus prevention strategies in the ICU: a clinical decision analysis. Crit Care Med. 2015 Feb;43(2):382-93. PMID: 25377019