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Active surveillance of Q fever in human and animal population of Cyprus
(2006)Background: A long-term active surveillance of Q fever was conducted in Cyprus organized in two phases. Methods: Following serological tests and identification of seropositive humans and animals for C. burnetii in two ... -
Allergy and risk of acute lymphoblastic leukemia among children: A nationwide case control study in Greece
(2013)Background: Several reports point to inverse associations between allergies and ALL; yet, no study has explored this link using both self-reported-data on allergic history and biomarkers of atopic sensitization. Methods: ... -
Ankle and foot osteomyelitis: Treatment protocol and clinical results
(2010)Introduction A management protocol for ankle and foot osteomyelitis and the outcome in 84 patients treated in a unit with special interest in musculoskeletal infection, is presented Patients and methods Patients' mean age ... -
Association between periodontal disease and stroke
(2012)Objective: Periodontitis is a very common human infection. There is evidence that periodontitis is associated with cerebrovascular disease (CVD) and stroke. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between ... -
Characterization of novel intergenogroup and intergenotype recombinant noroviruses from central Greece
(2014)Noroviruses (NoVs) are a major causative agent of acute gastroenteritis in humans. They are members of the Caliciviridae family and based on the genetic analysis of the RdRp and capsid regions, human NoVs are divided into ... -
Clear detection and typing of Herpes Simplex Virus types 1 and 2 by an indirect ELISA assay: Comparison with three different combined methods - Capture ELISA, restriction enzymes, and polymerase chain reaction
(1997)The severity and recurrences of Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) infection depend on the type of the infectious agent (HSV-1 or HSV-2), which induces the necessity of a nonambiguous detecting typing. The commonly used capture ... -
Clinical, bacteriological, cytological and pathological features of teat disorders in ewes
(2007)We describe the features of 13 cases of teat disorders in ewes, as follows: lengthy teats (one case), papilloma infection (two), staphylococcal dermatitis (one), nodules and abscesses (two), teat bites (three), stenosis ... -
Clonal relatedness of methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci in the haemodialysis unit of a single university centre in Greece
(2008)Background. Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are frequently encountered pathogens in hospital environment. Dialysis patients, often carrying central venous catheters, are prone to CoNS infections. Methicillin-resistant ... -
Combined 5 ' UTR RFLP analysis and VP1 sequencing for epidemic investigation of enteroviruses
(2013)Enteroviruses, the main cause of aseptic meningitis, consist of 100 serotypes, and many of them have been associated with large outbreaks. In the present study, a comparison of RFLP analysis of the 5' untranslated region ... -
A comparative study of immunocapture ELISA and RT-PCR for screening clinical samples from Southern Greece for human influenza virus types A and B
(2000)An immunocapture (IC) ELISA and reverse transcriptase (RT)-PCR assays were evaluated as screening methods for the detection of influenza virus types A and B in clinical samples collected from individuals presenting with ... -
Cord blood as a source of non-senescent lymphocytes for tumor immunotherapy
(2010)While proof of concept that the immune system can be harnessed to attack cancer cells has been established, only a minority of patients are cured with immunotherapeutic regimens designed to enhance host autologous immunity. ... -
Damage-associated molecular patterns derived from mitochondria may contribute to the hemodialysis-associated inflammation
(2014)Inflammation is common in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Mitochondrial damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) are released during cell necrosis or apoptosis and induce inflammation. Cell apoptosis is increased in HD ... -
Emergence of a new clone carrying Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes and staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type V among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Greece
(2008)Clonal analysis and PCR screening for the presence of Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) genes was performed among 694 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) cases collected during a 2-y period in Greece. The ... -
European ST80 community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus orbital cellulitis in a neonate
(2012)Background: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a serious cause of morbidity and mortality in hospital environment, but also, lately, in the community. This case report is, to our knowledge, the first detailed ... -
Evaluation of the FAMACHA (c) system for targeted selective anthelmintic treatments for potential use in small ruminants in Greece
(2013)The FAMACHA (c) system is a practical on-farm method, which can be used to identify small ruminants in need of anthelmintic treatment, depending on the colour of the lower eyelid mucous membrane, which reflects level of ... -
Factors associated with the occurrence and level of Isospora suis oocyst excretion in nursing piglets of Greek farrow-to-finish herds
(2012)Background: Piglet isosporosis is one of the most common parasitic diseases in modern pig production. To prevent clinical disease, prophylactic treatment of piglets with toltrazuril (BAYCOX (R) 5%, Bayer HealthCare, Animal ... -
Factors associated with the serological prevalence of Salmonella enterica in Greek finishing swineherds
(2003)Blood samples were taken from 50 finishing pigs at 90-105 kg in each of 59 randomly selected farrow-to-finish herds. The sera were tested for antibodies to Salmonella enterica by the Danish mix-ELISA. Samples with an optical ... -
Genotyping Plasmodium vivax isolates from the 2011 outbreak in Greece
(2013)Background: Plasmodium vivax malaria was common in Greece until the 1950s with epidemics involving thousands of cases every year. Greece was declared free of malaria by the World Health Organization in 1974. From 1974 to ... -
Helminth burden in stray cats from Thessaloniki, Greece
(2014)To get an overview on the prevalence of intestinal helminths, between 2010 and 2012, fecal samples from 215 stray cats from area of Thessaloniki, Greece, were tested by coprological methods. From the total number of fecal ... -
High sequence divergence in the 5 ' non-coding region of reference Coxsackie B and ECHO viral strains and clinical isolates revealed by restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis
(2001)We report the restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) patterns of a 440-bp-long 5' non-coding region (5'NCR) amplification target of all 34 reference Coxsackie B and ECHO (enteric cytopathic human orphan) enterovirus ...