Associate Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Infectious Disease
Dr. Petros Karakousis, MD
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Petros Karakousis, MD works in the field of Infectious Disease. He studied medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Petros Karakousis is also a published MD. He has 59 publication published. The most recent publication is: Effects of organotypic culture on parasympathetic innervation of guinea pig trachealis. Petros Karakousis accepts all Medicare patients.
Publications
- Statin adjunctive therapy shortens the duration of TB treatment in mice.
- A tuberculosis ontology for host systems biology.
- PA-824 is as effective as isoniazid against latent tuberculosis infection in C3HeB/FeJ mice.
- Thioridazine for treatment of tuberculosis: Promises and pitfalls.
- Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Myths, Models, and Molecular Mechanisms.
- Differential regulation of the two-component regulatory system senX3-regX3 in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
- Sterilizing activity of thioridazine in combination with the first-line regimen against acute murine TB.
- Simvastatin increases the in vivo activity of the first-line tuberculosis regimen.
- Reduced emergence of isoniazid resistance with concurrent use of thioridazine against acute murine tuberculosis.
- Characterization of a Novel Necrotic Granuloma Model of Latent Tuberculosis Infection and Reactivation in Mice.
- Replication of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in Retinal Pigment Epithelium.
- Potent rifamycin-sparing regimen cures Guinea pig tuberculosis as rapidly as the standard regimen.
- Rv1894c is a novel hypoxia-induced nitronate monooxygenase required for Mycobacterium tuberculosis virulence.
- Thioridazine lacks bactericidal activity in an animal model of extracellular tuberculosis.
- Preliminary pharmacokinetic study of repeated doses of rifampin and rifapentine in Guinea pigs.
- Reply to "contradictory results with high-dosage rifamycin in mice and humans".
- Can the duration of tuberculosis treatment be shortened with higher dosages of rifampicin?
- The Polyphosphate Kinase Gene ppk2 Is Required for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Inorganic Polyphosphate Regulation and Virulence.
- Molecular genotyping of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Xi''an, China, using MIRU-VNTR typing.
- Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome after infection with group A streptococcus.
- Ulcerating subcutaneous nodules and advanced renal failure: is it time for a new liver?
- Localization of pigment epithelium derived factor (PEDF) in developing and adult human ocular tissues.
- Prognostic variables for patients with stage III malignant melanoma.
- Effects of organotypic culture on parasympathetic innervation of guinea pig trachealis.
- Local ischemia and increased expression of vascular endothelial growth factor following ocular dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
- The role of the novel exopolyphosphatase MT0516 in Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug tolerance and persistence.
- Strain-dependent CNS dissemination in guinea pigs after Mycobacterium tuberculosis aerosol challenge.
- Effectiveness of tuberculosis chemotherapy correlates with resistance to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in animal models.
- Characterization of a novel heat shock protein (Hsp22.5) involved in the pathogenesis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
- New patentable use of an old neuroleptic compound thioridazine to combat tuberculosis: a gene regulation perspective.
- Dose-dependent activity of pyrazinamide in animal models of intracellular and extracellular tuberculosis infections.
- Timing of antiretroviral therapy for HIV in the setting of TB treatment.
- The stringent response is required for full virulence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in guinea pigs.
- The potent bactericidal activity of streptomycin in the guinea pig model of tuberculosis ceases due to the presence of persisters.
- Intraocular tuberculosis.
- The impact of mouse passaging of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains prior to virulence testing in the mouse and guinea pig aerosol models.
- Comparison of the ''Denver regimen'' against acute tuberculosis in the mouse and guinea pig.
- Experimental ocular tuberculosis in guinea pigs.
- Biphasic kill curve of isoniazid reveals the presence of drug-tolerant, not drug-resistant, Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the guinea pig.
- Phosphate depletion: a novel trigger for Mycobacterium tuberculosis persistence.
- Role of the dosR-dosS two-component regulatory system in Mycobacterium tuberculosis virulence in three animal models.
- Interferon-gamma release assays in the diagnosis of tuberculous uveitis.
- Metronidazole lacks activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis in an in vivo hypoxic granuloma model of latency.
- Altered expression of isoniazid-regulated genes in drug-treated dormant Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
- Roles of SigB and SigF in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis sigma factor network.
- Mycobacterium avium complex immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome: long term outcomes.
- U.S. medical resident familiarity with national tuberculosis guidelines.
- Accelerated detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis genes essential for bacterial survival in guinea pigs, compared with mice.
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis SigF regulates genes encoding cell wall-associated proteins and directly regulates the transcriptional regulatory gene phoY1.
- Paraplegia caused by invasive spinal aspergillosis.
- Tuberculosis-associated haemophagocytic syndrome.
- Chronic Q fever in the United States.
- Dormancy phenotype displayed by extracellular Mycobacterium tuberculosis within artificial granulomas in mice.
- Mycobacterium avium complex in patients with HIV infection in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy.
- From the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) meeting - important new findings in HIV treatment and pathogenesis, 2003.
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis cell envelope lipids and the host immune response.
- Postoperative pneumococcal cellulitis in systemic lupus erythematosus.
- The role of conjunctival biopsy in the diagnosis of Wegener''s granulomatosis: a case report.
Schools
Washington Center School of Medicine
Doctors Specialties
- Infectious Disease Medicine
- Infectious Disease
Accepted Insurances
- Amerigroup (Wellpoint)
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Open Access Plus
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Geisinger Health Plan
- Choice Care PPO
- Medicaid
- Medicare MCR
- MultiPlan PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- Choice Plus POS
- Navigate HMO
- Options PPO
Education
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Johns Hopkins University -
University of Pennsylvania Health System -
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Hospital
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Johns Hopkins Hospital
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1780621912 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | KARAKOUSIS | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | PETROS | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 212870005 | |
| NPPES Provider State | MD | |
| Specialty Description | Infectious Disease | |
| Total Claim Count | 258.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1780621912 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | KARAKOUSIS |
| First Name Of The Provider | PETROS |
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