Browsing by Author "Chini, V."

A 12-year survey of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in Greece: ST80-IV epidemic?

Drougka, E.; Foka, A.; Liakopoulos, A.; Doudoulakakis, A.; Jelastopulu, E.; Chini, V.; Spiliopoulou, A.; Levidiotou, S.; Panagea, T.; Vogiatzi, A.; Lebessi, E.; Petinaki, E.; Spiliopoulou, I. (2014)

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an important cause of both healthcare-associated MRSA (HA-MRSA) and community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA) infections. Severe MRSA infections have been associated with the ...

Clonality of slime-producing methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci disseminated in the neonatal intensive care unit of a university hospital

Foka, A.; Chini, V.; Petinaki, E.; Kolonitsiou, F.; Anastassiou, E. D.; Dimitracopoulos, G.; Spiliopoulou, I. (2006)

Methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci (MR-CNS) (n = 132), isolated from pre-term neonates, were analysed to determine their antibiotic resistance patterns, clonal distribution, biofilm production and the ...

Emergence of a new clone carrying Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes and staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type V among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Greece

Chini, V.; Petinak, E.; Meugnier, H.; Foka, A.; Bes, M.; Etienne, J.; Dimitracopoulos, G.; Spiliopoulou, I. (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 ...

Linezolid Resistance Among Enterococci Correlates to the Number of 23S G2576t Mutations and Duration of Therapy

Spiliopoulou, I.; Chini, V.; Kolonitsiou, F.; Anastassiou, E. D.; Petinaki, E. (2008)

Linezolid-Resistant Enterococci in Greece: Epidemiological Characteristics

Spiliopoulou, I.; Damani, A.; Chini, V.; Zerva, L.; Kolonitsiou, F.; Anastassiou, E. D.; Petinaki, E. (2011)

Background: 14 linezolid-resistant enterococci (6 Enterococcus faecium and 8 Enterococcus faecalis) collected during 2009 from patients hospitalized in intensive care units of different Greek hospitals were investigated. ...

Spread of Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates carrying Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes during a 3-year period in Greece.

Chini, V.; Petinaki, E.; Foka, A.; Paratiras, S.; Dimitracopoulos, G.; Spiliopoulou, I. (2006)

Three collections of Staphylococcus aureus isolates (n = 1058) were investigated to assess the spread of Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)-producing strains in Greece and their association with skin and soft-tissue :infections ...