• Central line-associated bloodstream infections in pediatric patients: Results from a national nosocomial infections surveillance program 

      Triantafyllou C., Kourkouni E., Gkentzi D., Gouvias T., Dimitriou G., Doganis D., Kaisari A., Kapetanaki A., Karavana G., Karachristou K., Kontou A., Kourlaba G., Kopsidas Ι., Lithoxopoulou Μ., Molocha N.M., Bouza E., Nikolaou F., Papakonstantinou E., Polychronaki M., Polychronopoulou S., Raptis K., Roilides E., Sdougka Μ., Stratiki Ε., Syrogiannopoulos G., Tataropoulou K., Tragiannidis A., Triantafyllidou P., Tsipou H., Tsirogianni C., Tsopela G.C., Hatzipantelis E., Chorafa E., Chorianopoulou E., Zaoutis T. (2022)
      ΟBJECTIVE To provide updated data on the rates of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in Greek neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) and pediatric oncology units ...
    • The current evidence regarding covid‐19 and pregnancy: Where are we now and where should we head to next? 

      Kalampokas T., Rapani A., Papageorgiou M., Grigoriadis S., Maziotis E., Anifandis G., Triantafyllidou O., Tzanakaki D., Neofytou S., Bakas P., Simopoulou M., Vlahos N. (2021)
      Despite the volume of publications dedicated to unraveling the biological characteristics and clinical manifestations of SARS‐CoV‐2, available data on pregnant patients are limited. In the current review of literature, we ...
    • Fresh frozen plasma transfusion in the neonatal population: A systematic review 

      Sokou R., Parastatidou S., Konstantinidi A., Tsantes A.G., Iacovidou N., Doxani C., Piovani D., Bonovas S., Stefanidis I., Zintzaras E., Tsantes A.E. (2022)
      Although fresh frozen plasma (FFP) transfusions are common practice in neonatology, robust evidence on their use is lacking. The aim of this study was to systematically review the literature for data on the practice of FFP ...
    • Reducing duration of antibiotic use for presumed neonatal early-onset sepsis in greek nicus. A “low-hanging fruit” approach 

      Kopsidas I., Tsopela G.-C., Molocha N.-M., Bouza E., Chorafa E., Chorianopoulou E., Giapros V., Gkentzi D., Gkouvas T., Kapetanaki A., Karachristou K., Karavana G., Kourkouni E., Kourlaba G., Lithoxopoulou M., Papaevangelou V., Polychronaki M., Roilides E., Siahanidou T., Stratiki E., Syrogiannopoulos G.A., Triantafyllou C., Tsolia M.N., Tsouvala E., Zaoutis T., Spyridis N., Preventing Hospital-Acquired Infections in Greece (PHiG) Investigators (2021)
      Antibiotics are commonly prescribed in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU), where stewardship interventions are challenging. Lowering antibiotic consumption is desperately needed in Greece, a country with high antibiotic ...