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  1. Novel Therapeutic Approaches and Alternatives to Antibiotic Therapy for Drug-Resistant Intra-Abdominal Infections

    Article • Antibiotics, July 2026, MDPI AG

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  2. Antibiotic-Driven Gut Microbiome Dysbiosis: Resistome Dynamics, Metabolic Disruption, and Paths to Restoration

    Article • Antibiotics, July 2026, MDPI AG

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  3. Evaluation of Beta-Lactamase-Producing Strains Isolated in a Tertiary Nephrology Hospital in Romania

    Article • Antibiotics, June 2026, MDPI AG

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  4. Emergence of ST383 carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae harbouring bla NDM-5 and bla OXA-48 carbapenemase...

    Article • JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance, April 2026, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  5. Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter spp. and Lytic Bacteriophages in Hospital Wastewater—A Five-Year Narrative Review

    Article • Environments, April 2026, MDPI AG

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  6. Alveolar Echinococcosis in the Early 2020s: A Systematic Review

    Article • Pathogens, January 2026, MDPI AG

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  7. The Evolving Microbiology and Antimicrobial Resistance in Peritonitis of Biliary Origin: An Evidence-Based Update of the Tokyo Guidelines (TG18) for Clinicians

    Article • Diagnostics, December 2025, MDPI AG

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  8. Oxacillin-Supplemented Mueller-Hinton Agar for In Vitro Inhibition of Ambler Class C β-Lactamases in Enterobacterales

    Article • Antibiotics, June 2025, MDPI AG

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  9. Klebsiella pneumoniae Invasive Liver Abscess Syndrome (Klas/Ilas)—Experience of a Single Center and Up-to-Date Review of the Literature

    Article • Diagnostics, June 2025, MDPI AG

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  10. Healthcare-Associated Infections: The Role of Microbial and Environmental Factors in Infection Control—A Narrative Review

    Article • Infectious Diseases and Therapy, April 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  11. Phenotypic and Genotypic Bacterial Virulence and Resistance Profiles in Hidradenitis Suppurativa

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, April 2025, MDPI AG

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  12. From Microbial Ecology to Clinical Challenges: The Respiratory Microbiome’s Role in Antibiotic Resistance

    Article • Pathogens, April 2025, MDPI AG

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  13. Unraveling the Skin Microbiome in Hidradenitis Suppurativa: Implications for Treatment and Disease Progression

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, April 2025, MDPI AG

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  14. Emerging Resistance and Virulence Patterns in Salmonella enterica: Insights into Silver Nanoparticles as an Antimicrobial Strategy

    Article • Antibiotics, January 2025, MDPI AG

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  15. AUTOVACCINES: A CONCERN FOR OVER 50 YEARS AT THE CANTACUZINO INSTITUTE

    Article • Romanian Archives of Microbiology and Immunology, December 2024, Institutul National de Cercetare Dezvoltare Medico-Militara "Cantacuzino"

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  16. HIPPOCRATES: THE DUTY OF UNDERSTANDING OUR PREDECESSORS

    Article • Romanian Archives of Microbiology and Immunology, December 2024, Institutul National de Cercetare Dezvoltare Medico-Militara "Cantacuzino"

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  17. UNMASKING THE MUCOID PHENOTYPE: STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS AND AUTOVACCINES

    Article • Romanian Archives of Microbiology and Immunology, December 2024, Institutul National de Cercetare Dezvoltare Medico-Militara "Cantacuzino"

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  18. Caught Between Stewardship and Resistance: How to Treat Acute Complicated Diverticulitis in Areas of Low Antimicrobial Susceptibility?

    Article • Antibiotics, December 2024, MDPI AG

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  19. Developing a Novel Murine Meningococcal Meningitis Model Using a Capsule-Null Bacterial Strain

    Article • Diagnostics, May 2024, MDPI AG

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  20. Host–Microbiome Crosstalk in Chronic Wound Healing

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, April 2024, MDPI AG

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  21. ASYMPTOMATIC BACTERIURIA: DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT

    Article • Romanian Archives of Microbiology and Immunology, March 2024, Institutul National de Cercetare Dezvoltare Medico-Militara "Cantacuzino"

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  22. NO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM CAN FUNCTION WITHOUT SURVEILLANCE

    Article • Romanian Archives of Microbiology and Immunology, March 2024, Institutul National de Cercetare Dezvoltare Medico-Militara "Cantacuzino"

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  23. The Importance of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacterales in African Countries: Evolution and Current Burden

    Article • Antibiotics, March 2024, MDPI AG

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  24. Clinical and microbiological features of host-bacterial interplay in chronic venous ulcers versus other types of chronic skin ulcers

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, February 2024, Frontiers

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  25. Cystic Echinococcosis in the Early 2020s: A Review

    Article • Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, January 2024, MDPI AG

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  26. Updates on Staphylococcal Vaccines

    Article • Microbiology Research, December 2023, MDPI AG

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  27. Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of Recently Isolated Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Clinical and Aquatic Strains and Demonstration of Silver Nanoparticle Potency

    Article • Microorganisms, September 2023, MDPI AG

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  28. Complicated Clinical Course of a Patient with Multivisceral Cystic Echinococcosis Requiring Extensive Surgical and Medical Treatment

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, August 2023, MDPI AG

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  29. Recent Advances in the Management Strategies for Buruli Ulcers

    Article • Pathogens, August 2023, MDPI AG

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  30. STREPTOCOCCUS ANGINOSUS PHARYNGITIS: A CASE PRESENTATION, TREATMENT, AND EVOLUTION

    Article • Romanian Archives of Microbiology and Immunology, June 2023, Institutul National de Cercetare Dezvoltare Medico-Militara "Cantacuzino"

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  31. Markers of Oxidative Stress in Patients with Acne: A Literature Review

    Article • Life, June 2023, MDPI AG

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  32. THE RISE OF RESISTANT PROVIDENCIA SPECIES WORLDWIDE

    Article • Romanian Archives of Microbiology and Immunology, March 2023, Institutul National de Cercetare Dezvoltare Medico-Militara "Cantacuzino"

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  33. GIANT VIRUSES - A RELIC OF THE PAST AND CURIOSITY OF THE PRESENT

    Article • Romanian Archives of Microbiology and Immunology, December 2022, Institutul National de Cercetare Dezvoltare Medico-Militara "Cantacuzino"

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  34. "CRYPTOSPORIDIUM OUTBREAKS: A GLOBAL OVERVIEW OF THE LAST TEN YEARS"

    Article • Romanian Archives of Microbiology and Immunology, September 2022, Institutul National de Cercetare Dezvoltare Medico-Militara "Cantacuzino"

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  35. Temporo-spatial variations in resistance determinants and clonality of Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains from Romanian hospitals and wastewaters

    Article • Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, September 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  36. Comment on Mitteregger et al. A Variant Carbapenem Inactivation Method (CIM) for Acinetobacter baumannii Group with Shortened Time-to-Result: rCIM-A. Pathogens 2022, 11, 482

    Article • Pathogens, July 2022, MDPI AG

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  37. PROFESSOR ANGELESCU’S GUIDE

    Article • Romanian Archives of Microbiology and Immunology, June 2022, Institutul National de Cercetare Dezvoltare Medico-Militara "Cantacuzino"

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  38. Oxidative Stress in Chronic Hepatitis B—An Update

    Article • Microorganisms, June 2022, MDPI AG

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  39. Phenotypic and genotypic detection methods for antimicrobial resistance in ESKAPE pathogens (Review)

    Article • Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, June 2022, Spandidos Publications

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  40. Responsible Research and Innovation Associated With Risk Communication and Public Engagement on Health Emergency Preparedness at the Local Level

    Article • Frontiers in Communication, April 2022, Frontiers

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  41. SHIGELLOSIS OUTBREAKS – AN UPDATE

    Article • Romanian Archives of Microbiology and Immunology, March 2022, Institutul National de Cercetare Dezvoltare Medico-Militara "Cantacuzino"

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  42. Optimization of the rapid carbapenem inactivation method for use with AmpC hyperproducers—authors’ response

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, February 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  43. HIV/AIDS IN ROMANIA – A SHORT HISTORY AND UPDATE, 2021

    Article • Romanian Archives of Microbiology and Immunology, December 2021, Institutul National de Cercetare Dezvoltare Medico-Militara "Cantacuzino"

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  44. Data on Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies (IgM/IgG) in COVID-19 Patients

    Article • Romanian Journal of Legal Medicine, December 2021, Romanian Society of Legal Medicine

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  45. New markers of oxidative stress in lichen planus and the influence of hepatitis C virus infection – a pilot study

    Article • November 2021, De Gruyter

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  46. Recent Advances in Understanding the Inflammatory Response in Malaria: A Review of the Dual Role of Cytokines

    Article • Journal of Immunology Research, November 2021, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  47. PROFESSOR MATEI BALȘ, THE CLINICIAN WHO HIGHLIGHTED THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE CLINIC AND THE LABORATORY

    Article • Romanian Archives of Microbiology and Immunology, September 2021, Institutul National de Cercetare Dezvoltare Medico-Militara "Cantacuzino"

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  48. The Impact of Long-Term Antibiotic Therapy of Cutaneous Adverse Reactions to EGFR Inhibitors in Colorectal Cancer Patients

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, July 2021, MDPI AG

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  49. Optimization of the rapid carbapenem inactivation method for use with AmpC hyperproducers

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, June 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  50. WHERE PATHOLOGY, MICROBIOLOGY AND VIROLOGY CONVERGE: PROFESSOR VICTOR BABEȘ

    Article • Romanian Archives of Microbiology and Immunology, June 2021, Institutul National de Cercetare Dezvoltare Medico-Militara "Cantacuzino"

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  51. Molecular Targets and Oxidative Stress Biomarkers in HPV Infection

    Article • Romanian Archives of Microbiology and Immunology, June 2021, Institutul National de Cercetare Dezvoltare Medico-Militara "Cantacuzino"

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  52. Soluble Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products (sRAGE) Variation in Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Infection - The Role of the AGEs-sRAGE Axis in Evaluating the Oxidative Stress

    Article • May 2021, Sciencedomain International

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  53. Outcome of SARS-CoV-2 in pregnancy and newborns – is there a new kid in the TORCH block?

    Article • Romanian Journal of Infectious Diseases, March 2021, AMALTEA Medical Publishing House

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  54. KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PERCEPTION TOWARDS THE HPV INFECTION AND IMMUNIZATION AMONG ROMANIAN MEDICAL STUDENTS

    Article • Romanian Archives of Microbiology and Immunology, March 2021, Institutul National de Cercetare Dezvoltare Medico-Militara "Cantacuzino"

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  55. THE CANTACUZINO INSTITUTE AND HEALTH LAW

    Article • Romanian Archives of Microbiology and Immunology, March 2021, Institutul National de Cercetare Dezvoltare Medico-Militara "Cantacuzino"

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  56. Salmonella spp. infection – a continuous threat worldwide

    Article • Germs, March 2021, Asociatia Pentru Cresterea Vizibilitatii Cercetarii Stiintifice (ACVCS)

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  57. Phenotypic and genotypic virulence features of staphylococcal strains isolated from difficult-to-treat skin and soft tissue infections

    Article • PLOS One, February 2021, PLOS

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  58. Antibiotic resistance profiles in cultivable microbiota isolated from some romanian natural fishery lakes included in Natura 2000 network

    Article • BMC Veterinary Research, January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  59. Knowledge and Attitudes on Vaccination in Southern Romanians: A Cross-Sectional Questionnaire

    Article • Vaccines, December 2020, MDPI AG

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  60. Microcalorimetric growth evaluation of Candida albicans in different conditions

    Article • ROMANIAN BIOTECHNOLOGICAL LETTERS, October 2020, Digital ProScholar Media

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  61. Two year experience with the GeneXpert NAAT system in the romanian M. tuberculosis NRC in Bucharest

    Article • September 2020, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  62. The Need to Develop New Antimicrobial Molecules, as Revealed by in vitro Assessment of Drug Resistance in Staphylococcal Skin Infections Treated with Autologous Bacterial Vaccine

    Article • Revista de Chimie, August 2020, Revista de Chimie SRL

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  63. Cutaneous involvement in COVID-19 patients

    Article • Romanian Journal of Infectious Diseases, June 2020, AMALTEA Medical Publishing House

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  64. Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing for Corynebacterium Species Isolated from Clinical Samples in Romania

    Article • Antibiotics, January 2020, MDPI AG

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  65. A Romanian experience of syphilis in pregnancy and childbirth

    Article • Midwifery, November 2019, Elsevier

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  66. The Relationship between the Soluble Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products and Oxidative Stress in Patients with Palmoplantar Warts

    Article • Medicina, October 2019, MDPI AG

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  67. Reactive Carbonyl Species as Potential Pro-Oxidant Factors Involved in Lichen Planus Pathogenesis

    Article • Metabolites, October 2019, MDPI AG

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  68. 144 Increased lipid peroxidation in patients with skin lesions associated with human papillomavirus infection

    Article • Journal of Investigative Dermatology, September 2019, Elsevier

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  69. 143 Oxidative stress as a cofactor in the relationship between lichen planus and hepatitis C virus infection

    Article • Journal of Investigative Dermatology, September 2019, Elsevier

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  70. 375 The balance between oxidants and antioxidants in patients with genital warts

    Article • Journal of Investigative Dermatology, September 2019, Elsevier

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  71. 374 The role of HCV infection on the redox balance in lichen planus patients

    Article • Journal of Investigative Dermatology, September 2019, Elsevier

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  72. Snapshot of Phylogenetic Groups, Virulence, and Resistance Markers in Escherichia coli Uropathogenic Strains Isolated from Outpatients with Urinary Tract Infections in Bucharest, Romania

    Article • BioMed Research International, May 2019, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Mircea Ioan Popa, Gabriela Loredana Popa, Prof. Tomasz M. Karpiński

  73. Usefulness of complex bacteriological and serological analysis in patients with spondyloarthritis

    Article • Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, March 2019, Spandidos Publications

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  74. Interim 2018/19 influenza vaccine effectiveness: six European studies, October 2018 to January 2019

    Article • Eurosurveillance, February 2019, European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC)

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  75. Natural Fibers in Beverages Packaging

    Article • January 2019, Elsevier

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  76. Potential pathogenic mechanisms involved in the association between lichen planus and hepatitis C virus infection (Review)

    Article • Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, November 2018, Spandidos Publications

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  77. Mediators of Inflammation – A Potential Source of Biomarkers in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma

    Article • Journal of Immunology Research, November 2018, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  78. New Insights in the Pathogenesis of HPV Infection and the Associated Carcinogenic Processes: The Role of Chronic Inflammation and Oxidative Stress

    Article • Journal of Immunology Research, August 2018, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  79. Prevalence of abdominal cystic echinococcosis in rural Bulgaria, Romania, and Turkey: a cross-sectional, ultrasound-based, population study from the HERACLES project

    Article • The Lancet Infectious Diseases, July 2018, Elsevier

    Gabriela Loredana Popa, Mircea Ioan Popa

  80. HIV infection in women

    Article • Infectio ro, April 2018, MedicHub Media

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  81. Nanocoatings for Chronic Wound Repair—Modulation of Microbial Colonization and Biofilm Formation

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, April 2018, MDPI AG

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  82. Evaluation of the rapid carbapenem inactivation method (rCIM): a phenotypic screening test for carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, January 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  83. The ASSET Research Project as a Tool for Increased Levels of Preparedness and Response to Public Health Emergencies

    Article • January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  84. 048 Comparative study of matrix metalloproteinase expression between AIDS-related and non–AIDS-related Kaposi’s sarcoma

    Article • Journal of Investigative Dermatology, October 2017, Elsevier

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  85. 035 Immunohistochemical expression of CD31 and CD34 in Kaposi’s Sarcoma

    Article • Journal of Investigative Dermatology, September 2016, Elsevier

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  86. Bacteriophage-driven inhibition of biofilm formation inStaphylococcusstrains from patients attending a Romanian reference center for infectious diseases

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, August 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  87. Staphylococcus aureus and antibiotic susceptibility profiles in respiratory samples from inpatients of a tertiary pneumology center in Romania

    Article • September 2015, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  88. Microbial Biofilms: Impact on the Pathogenesis of Periodontitis, Cystic Fibrosis, Chronic Wounds and Medical Device-Related Infections

    Article • Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, May 2015, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Mariana Carmen Chifiriuc, Mircea Ioan Popa

  89. Experimental approach for bacteriophage susceptibility testing of planktonic and sessile bacterial populations – Study protocol

    Article • Germs, December 2014, Asociatia Pentru Cresterea Vizibilitatii Cercetarii Stiintifice (ACVCS)

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  90. Comparative analysis of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli microcalorimetric growth

    Article • BMC Microbiology, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  91. Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 vaccination policies and coverage in Europe

    Article • Eurosurveillance, January 2012, European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC)

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  92. Serodiagnosis of environmental mycobacterial infections

    Article • Journal of Microbiological Methods, September 2011, Elsevier

    Gabriela Loredana Popa, Mircea Ioan Popa

  93. MicroDSC study of Staphylococcus epidermidis growth

    Article • BMC Microbiology, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  94. An outbreak of gastroenteritis in a campsite in Romania, July 2007

    Article • Weekly releases (1997–2007), August 2007, European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC)

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  95. Injection Practices in Romania Progress and Challenges

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, January 2004, Cambridge University Press

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  96. Measles elimination: a mass immunization campaign in Romania

    Article • American Journal of Public Health, July 2001, American Public Health Association

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  97. Injection Practices Among Nurses--Valcea, Romania, 1998

    Article • JAMA, March 2001, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  98. Surveillance of communicable diseases in the Balkans

    Article • The Lancet, April 2000, Elsevier

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  99. Frequency of Vaccine-Related and Therapeutic Injections--Romania, 1998

    Article • JAMA, June 1999, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Mircea Ioan Popa

  100. Effect of trophopar in the incorporation of radioiron in rats irradiated with sublethal doses

    Article • European Journal of Pharmacology, July 1990, Elsevier

    Mircea Ioan Popa