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Acinetobacter baumannii antibiotic resistance mechanisms

Kyriakidis I., Vasileiou E., Pana Z.D., Tragiannidis A. (2021)

Acinetobacter baumannii is a Gram-negative ESKAPE microorganism that poses a threat to public health by causing severe and invasive (mostly nosocomial) infections linked with high mortality rates. During the last years, ...

Antibacterial and antioxidant activity of different types of honey derived from Mount Olympus in Greece

Stagos D., Soulitsiotis N., Tsadila C., Papaeconomou S., Arvanitis C., Ntontos A., Karkanta F., Adamou-Androulaki S., Petrotos K., Spandidos D.A., Kouretas D., Mossialos D. (2018)

The aim of the present study was to examine the antioxidant and antibacterial activity of 21 types of honey derived from Mount Olympus (Mt. Olympus), a region with great plant biodiversity. The antibacterial activity was ...

Antimicrobial resistance genes in ESBL-producing escherichia coli isolates from animals in Greece

Athanasakopoulou Z., Reinicke M., Diezel C., Sofia M., Chatzopoulos D.C., Braun S.D., Reissig A., Spyrou V., Monecke S., Ehricht R., Tsilipounidaki K., Giannakopoulos A., Petinaki E., Billinis C. (2021)

The prevalence of multidrug resistant, extended spectrum -lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae is increasing worldwide. The present study aimed to provide an overview of the multidrug resistance phenotype and ...

Bacterial Communities and Antibiotic Resistance of Potential Pathogens Involved in Food Safety and Public Health in Fish and Water of Lake Karla, Thessaly, Greece

Anagnostopoulos D.A., Parlapani F.F., Natoudi S., Syropoulou F., Kyritsi M., Vergos I., Hadjichristodoulou C., Kagalou I., Boziaris I.S. (2022)

Bacterial communities, microbial populations, and antibiotic resistance of potential pathogens in the water and fish (Cyprinus carpio, flesh and gut) from different areas (A1, A2 and A3—A1 was linked with river water, A2 ...

Biological properties of bee bread collected from apiaries located across Greece

Didaras N.A., Kafantaris I., Dimitriou T.G., Mitsagga C., Karatasou K., Giavasis I., Stagos D., Amoutzias G.D., Hatjina F., Mossialos D. (2021)

Bee bread is the only fermented product of the beehive. It constitutes the main source of proteins, lipids, vitamins, and macro-and microelements in honeybee nutrition and it exerts antioxidant and antimicrobial properties, ...

A catastrophic change in a european protected wetland: From harmful phytoplankton blooms to fish and bird kill

Demertzioglou M., Genitsaris S., Mazaris A.D., Kyparissis A., Voutsa D., Kozari A., Kormas K.A., Stefanidou N., Katsiapi M., Michaloudi E., Moustaka-Gouni M. (2022)

Understanding the processes that underlay an ecological disaster represents a major scientific challenge. Here, we investigated phytoplankton and zooplankton community changes before and during a fauna mass kill in a ...

Characterization of a novel lsa(E)- and lnu(B)-carrying structure located in the chromosome of a Staphylococcus aureus sequence type 398 strain

Sarrou S., Liakopoulos A., Tsoumani K., Sagri E., Mathiopoulos K.D., Tzouvelekis L.S., Miriagou V., Petinaki E. (2016)

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Comparative epidemiological study of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates during two time periods in a tertiary care hospital

Koutsogiannou, M.; Drougka, E.; Liakopoulos, A.; Jelastopulu, E.; Petinaki, E.; Anastassiou, E. D.; Spiliopoulou, I.; Christofidou, M. (2014)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a nosocomial pathogen of clinical importance carrying virulence and antibiotic resistance determinants. In the present study, phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of P. aeruginosa isolates ...

Cross‐Sectional Survey of Antibiotic Resistance in Extended Spectrum β‐Lactamase‐Producing Enterobacteriaceae Isolated from Pigs in Greece

Tsekouras N., Athanasakopoulou Z., Diezel C., Kostoulas P., Braun S.D., Sofia M., Monecke S., Ehricht R., Chatzopoulos D.C., Gary D., Krähmer D., Spyrou V., Christodoulopoulos G., Billinis C., Papatsiros V.G. (2022)

This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of extended‐spectrum β‐lactamase-producing (ESBL) bacteria in swine. Thus, 214 fecal samples were collected from suckling and weaned piglets from 34 farms in Greece (out of an ...

CTX-M-type β-lactamases affect community Escherichia coli treatment, Greece [1]

Pournaras, S.; Ikonomidis, A.; Sofianou, D.; Tsakris, A.; Maniatis, A. N. (2004)

Differential fungicidal activities of amphotericin B and voriconazole against Aspergillus species determined by microbroth methodology

Meletiadis, J.; Antachopoulos, C.; Stergiopoulou, T.; Pournaras, S.; Roilides, E.; Walsh, T. J. (2007)

Antifungal agents may differ in their fungicidal activities against Aspergillus spp. In order to compare the fungicidal activities of voriconazole and amphotericin B against 40 isolates of Aspergillus fumigatus, A. flavus, ...

Direct detection of Clostridium sordellii in pleural fluid of a patient with pneumonic empyema by a broad-range 16S rRNA PCR

Foroulis, C. N.; Gerogianni, I.; Kouritas, V. K.; Karestsi, E.; Klapsa, D.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Petinaki, E. (2007)

We report the case of a 56-y-old male admitted with a left-sided post-pneumonic empyema. Clostridium sordellii DNA was directly detected in its pleural fluid by a broad-range 16S rRNA PCR, after 24 h of specimen collection. ...

Emergence of a mupirocin-resistant, methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus clone associated with skin and soft tissue infections in Greece

Giormezis N., Doudoulakakis A., Tsilipounidaki K., Militsopoulou M., Kalogeras G., Stamouli V., Kolonitsiou F., Petinaki E., Lebessi E., Spiliopoulou I. (2021)

Background: Staphylococcus aureus causes various infections, including skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). In this study, methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) from SSTIs among patients in three tertiary-care ...

First description in Greece of mphC-positive staphylococci causing subclinical mastitis in Ewes

Papagiannitsis C.C., Malli E., Tsilipounidaki K., Sarrou S., Medvecky M., Hrabak J., Fthenakis G.C., Petinaki E. (2018)

The aim of the present study was to describe the first mphC-positive staphylococci, including two Staphylococcus lentus (Sle-087lar and Sle-091lar) and one Staphylococcus xylosus (Sxy-228lar), isolated from samples of ...

ICU-Associated Gram-Negative Bloodstream Infection: Risk Factors Affecting the Outcome Following the Emergence of Colistin-Resistant Isolates in a Regional Greek Hospital

Karvouniaris M., Poulakou G., Tsiakos K., Chatzimichail M., Papamichalis P., Katsiaflaka A., Oikonomou K., Katsioulis A., Palli E., Komnos A. (2022)

Intensive care unit patients may present infections by difficult-to-treat-resistant Gram-negative microorganisms. Colistin resurfaced as a last resort antibiotic for the treatment of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative ...