Browsing by Subject "bacterial colonization"

The clinical significance of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae rectal colonization in critically ill patients: From colonization to bloodstream infection

Kontopoulou K., Iosifidis E., Antoniadou E., Tasioudis P., Petinaki E., Malli E., Metallidis S., Vatopoulos A., Malisiovas N. (2019)

Purpose. To highlight the clinical significance of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) rectal colonization by examining the risk factors for CRKP rectal colonization and subsequent bloodstream infection (BSI) ...

Enterococcus gallinarum as a component of the Autoinfectome: The gut-liverautoimmune rheumatic disease axis is alive and kicking

Bogdanos D.P., Sakkas L.I. (2018)

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Freshwater-adapted sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax feeding frequency impact in a lettuce Lactuca sativa aquaponics system

Stathopoulou P., Berillis P., Vlahos N., Nikouli E., Kormas K.A., Levizou E., Katsoulas N., Mente E. (2021)

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of three daily fish feeding frequencies, two, four and eight times per day (FF2, FF4, and FF8, respectively) on growth performance of sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)and ...

In vitro Inhibition of Biofilm Formation on Silicon Rubber Voice Prosthesis: Î' Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Tsikopoulos A., Petinaki E., Festas C., Tsikopoulos K., Meroni G., Drago L., Skoulakis C. (2022)

Introduction: Biofilm formation on voice prostheses is the primary reason for their premature implant dysfunction. Multiple strategies have been proposed over the last decades to achieve inhibition of biofilm formation on ...

Is There a Role for Double J Stent Culture in Contemporary Urology?

Kozyrakis D., Perikleous S., Chatzistamou S.-E., Kateris D., Soukias G., Karatzas A., Dimitriadis I. (2018)

Introduction: To present the incidence of bacterial colonization on ureteral double J stents (DJS); isolate the uropathogens; define the rate of multi-resistant bacteria strains (MRBS) and present their clinical importance. ...

Legionella colonization of hotel water systems in touristic places of Greece: association with system characteristics and physicochemical parameters

Kyritsi M.A., Mouchtouri V.A., Katsioulis A., Kostara E., Nakoulas V., Hatzinikou M., Hadjichristodoulou C. (2018)

This study aimed to assess the colonization of hotel water systems in central Greece and Corfu by Legionella, and to investigate the association between physicochemical parameters and Legionella colonization. Standardized ...

Occurrence, antibiotic resistance and enteroxigenicity of Staphylococcus spp. in tonsils of slaughtered pigs in Greece

Pexara A., Solomakos N., Govaris A. (2020)

The aims of the present study were to examine the occurrence of Staphylococcus spp. in the tonsils of slaughtered pigs in a regional slaughterhouse in Greece, the antibiotic resistance of the Staphylococcus spp. isolates, ...

Pitfalls in the identification of Enterococcus species and the detection of vanA and vanB genes

Papadimitriou-Olivgeris M., Filippidou S., Kolonitsiou F., Drougka E., Koutsileou K., Fligou F., Dodou V., Sarrou S., Marangos M., Vantarakis A., Anastassiou E.D., Petinaki E., Spiliopoulou I. (2016)

The aims were to assess the performance of Vitek 2 in identifying enterococcal species and the implementation of GeneXpert® vanA/vanB PCR for the detection of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). Gram-positive cocci ...

Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Campylobacter spp. Colonization of Broiler Chicken Flocks in Greece

Natsos G., Mouttotou N.K., Magiorkinis E., Ioannidis A., Rodi-Burriel A., Chatzipanagiotou S., Koutoulis K.C. (2020)

The prevalence and risk factors for Campylobacter spp. colonization of broiler flocks and broiler carcass contamination in Greek slaughterhouses were investigated. Over a 14-month period, a pool of 10 ceca and 5 neck skin ...

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 ...

Staphylococcus aureus Carriage in Hidradenitis Suppurativa: Impact on Response to Adalimumab

Stergianou D., Tzanetakou V., Argyropoulou M., Kanni T., Bagos P.G., Giamarellos-Bourboulis E.J. (2021)

Background: Several patients with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) present flare-ups during treatment with adalimumab (ADA), the cause of which is not clear. ADA is the only FDA-approved biologic for the therapy of ...

Whole Genome Sequencing and Root Colonization Studies Reveal Novel Insights in the Biocontrol Potential and Growth Promotion by Bacillus subtilis MBI 600 on Cucumber

Samaras A., Nikolaidis M., Antequera-Gómez M.L., Cámara-Almirón J., Romero D., Moschakis T., Amoutzias G.D., Karaoglanidis G.S. (2021)

Bacillus spp. MBI 600 is a gram-positive bacterium and is characterized as a PGPR strain involved in plant growth promotion and control of various plant pathogens which has recently been introduced into the agricultural ...