• Spread of Tst-positive Staphylococcus aureus strains belonging to ST30 clone among patients and healthcareworkers in two intensive care units 

      Papadimitriou-Olivgeris M., Drougka E., Fligou F., Dodou V., Kolonitsiou F., Filos K.S., Anastassiou E.D., Petinaki E., Marangos M., Spiliopoulou I. (2017)
      Staphylococcus aureus is a major cause of infections. Toxic shock syndrome toxin (TSST-1) and Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) are associated with severe clinical syndromes. S. aureus colonizing isolates recovered from ...
    • The state of hepatitis B and C in the mediterranean and balkan countries: Report from a summit conference 

      Hatzakis, A.; Van Damme, P.; Alcorn, K.; Gore, C.; Benazzouz, M.; Berkane, S.; Buti, M.; Carballo, M.; Cortes Martins, H.; Deuffic-Burban, S.; Dominguez, A.; Donoghoe, M.; Elzouki, A. N.; Ben-Alaya Bouafif, N.; Esmat, G.; Esteban, R.; Fabri, M.; Fenton, K.; Goldberg, D.; Goulis, I.; Hadjichristodoulou, T.; Hatzigeorgiou, T.; Hamouda, O.; Hasurdjiev, S.; Hughes, S.; Kautz, A.; Malik, M.; Manolakopoulos, S.; Matičič, M.; Papatheodoridis, G.; Peck, R.; Peterle, A.; Potamitis, G.; Prati, D.; Roudot-Thoraval, F.; Reic, T.; Sharara, A.; Shennak, M.; Shiha, G.; Shouval, D.; Sočan, M.; Thomas, H.; Thursz, M.; Tosti, M.; Trépo, C.; Vince, A.; Vounou, E.; Wiessing, L.; Manns, M. (2013)
      The burden of disease due to chronic viral hepatitis constitutes a global threat. In many Balkan and Mediterranean countries, the disease burden due to viral hepatitis remains largely unrecognized, including in high-risk ...
    • Surveillance and control of communicable diseases related to passenger ships in Europe 

      Hadjichristodoulou, C.; Mouchtouri, V. A.; Martinez, C. V.; Nichols, G.; Riemer, T.; Rabinina, J.; Swan, C.; Pirnat, N.; Sokolova, O.; Kostara, E.; Rachiotis, G.; Meilicke, R.; Schlaich, C.; Bartlett, C. L.; Kremastinou, J.; Partnership, T. S. (2011)
      This study was conducted within the European SHIPSAN (ship sanitation) project and aims at exploring the legislative framework and current practices related to surveillance of communicable diseases and response aboard ...
    • A systematic review for vaccine-preventable diseases on ships: Evidence for cross-border transmission and for pre-employment immunization need 

      Mouchtouri V.A., Lewis H.C., Hadjichristodoulou C., Andrioti D., Barbouni A., Dávila-Cornejo M., Dirksen-Fischer M., Dionisio M., Ferrelli R., Kairiene B., Kokosharova G., Kunchev A., Otorepec P., Petraitis R., Pilipavicius R., Martinez C.V., Vozelevskaja N., Wagner D., EU SHIPSAN ACT Joint Action Partnership (2019)
      A literature review was conducted to identify evidence of cases and outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) that have been reported from on board ships and the methods applied on board for prevention and control, ...
    • Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Swine: Implications for Public Health 

      Papatsiros V.G., Athanasiou L.V., Kostoulas P., Giannakopoulos A., Tzika E., Billinis C. (2021)
      Toxoplasmosis, due to Toxoplasma gondii, is a parasitic disease with global importance. Among livestock, chronic T. gondii infection has been reported in higher rates in pigs and small ruminants, but with subclinical ...
    • Understanding covid-19 epidemiology and implications for control: The experience from a greek semi-closed community 

      Kotsiou O.S., Papagiannis D., Fradelos E.C., Perlepe G., Miziou A., Siachpazidou D.S., Gourgoulianis K.I. (2021)
      Background: We aimed to estimate the SARS-CoV-2 antigen and antibody seroprevalence in one of the worst-affected by the pandemic semi-closed communities in Greece, Deskati, and evaluate the sociodemographic and clinical ...
    • Vaccination against human papillomavirus among 865 female students from the health professions in central Greece: A questionnaire-based cross-sectional study 

      Papagiannis, D.; Rachiotis, G.; Symvoulakis, E. K.; Daponte, A.; Grivea, I. N.; Syrogiannopoulos, G. A.; Hadjichristodoulou, C. (2013)
      Background: There are still sparse data on vaccination coverage against human papillomavirus (HPV) among students in the health professions. The aim of this study was to investigate HPV vaccination coverage in female ...