Sfoglia per Autore "Klapsa, D."

Clonal relatedness of methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci in the haemodialysis unit of a single university centre in Greece

Liakopoulos, V.; Petinaki, E.; Efthimiadi, G.; Klapsa, D.; Giannopoulou, M.; Dovas, S.; Eleftheriadis, T.; Mertens, P. R.; Stefanidis, I. (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 ...

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. ...

Level of Streptococcus pyogenes in patients with recurrent tonsillitis and tonsillar hypertrophy

Skoulakis, C.; Tigiroglou, E.; Gkarelis, K.; Klapsa, D.; Damani, A.; Papadakis, C.; Petinaki, E. (2008)

Recurrent tonsillitis is 1 of the common human infectious diseases worldwide, but, to date, its pathogenesis remains unclear. Although Streptococcus pyogenes (GAS) is involved in recurrent bouts of acute tonsillitis, ...

A T2504A mutation in the 23S rRNA gene responsible for high-level resistance to linezolid of Staphylococcus epidermidis

Liakopoulos, A.; Neocleous, C.; Klapsa, D.; Kanellopoulou, M.; Spiliopoulou, I.; Mathiopoulos, K. D.; Papafrangas, E.; Petinaki, E. (2009)

Toll-Like Receptor 4 Gene (TLR4), but Not TLR2, Polymorphisms Modify the Risk of Tonsillar Disease Due to Streptococcus pyogenes and Haemophilus influenzae

Liadaki, K.; Petinaki, E.; Skoulakis, C.; Tsirevelou, P.; Klapsa, D.; Germenis, A. E.; Speletas, M. (2011)

Tonsillar disease (recurrent tonsillitis and/or tonsillar hypertrophy) is one of the most common human disorders, with Streptococcus pyogenes (group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus [GAS]) and Haemophilus influenzae representing ...

Whole-blood interferon-gamma assay for the diagnosis of tuberculosis infection in an unselected Greek population

Gerogianni, I.; Papala, M.; Klapsa, D.; Zinzaras, E.; Petinaki, E.; Gourgoulianis, K. I. (2008)

Background and objective: Although QuantiFERON-TB Gold (QFT-G) has been approved for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), there are limited data regarding its performance in routine clinical practice. The ...