Πλοήγηση ανά Συγγραφέα "Themeli-Digalaki, K."
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A Combined Disk Test for Direct Differentiation of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in Surveillance Rectal Swabs
Pournaras, S.; Zarkotou, O.; Poulou, A.; Kristo, I.; Vrioni, G.; Themeli-Digalaki, K.; Tsakris, A. (2013)Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) are rapidly spreading worldwide. Early detection of fecal CPE carriers is essential for effective infection control. Here, we evaluated the performance of a meropenem combined ... -
Comparative Evaluation of Combined-Disk Tests Using Different Boronic Acid Compounds for Detection of Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae Clinical Isolates
Tsakris, A.; Themeli-Digalaki, K.; Poulou, A.; Vrioni, G.; Voulgari, E.; Koumaki, V.; Agodi, A.; Pournaras, S.; Sofianou, D. (2011)The accurate phenotypic detection of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing Enterobacteriaceae is an increasing necessity worldwide. We evaluated the performance of boronic acid combined-disk tests using as ... -
Comparative Evaluation of Tigecycline Susceptibility Testing Methods for Expanded-Spectrum Cephalosporin- and Carbapenem-Resistant Gram-Negative Pathogens
Zarkotou, O.; Pournaras, S.; Altouvas, G.; Pitiriga, V.; Tziraki, M.; Mamali, V.; Themeli-Digalaki, K.; Tsakris, A. (2012)We evaluated the Vitek2, Etest, and MIC Test Strip (MTS) methods of tigecycline susceptibility testing with 241 expanded-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant and/or carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae and Acinetobacter ... -
Evaluation of Boronic Acid Disk Tests for Differentiating KPC-Possessing Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates in the Clinical Laboratory
Tsakris, A.; Kristo, I.; Poulou, A.; Themeli-Digalaki, K.; Ikonomidis, A.; Petropoulou, D.; Pournaras, S.; Sofianou, D. (2009)The worldwide increase in the occurrence and dissemination of KPC beta-lactamases among gram-negative pathogens makes critical the early detection of these enzymes. Boronic acid disk tests using different antibiotic ... -
Linezolid Dependence in Staphylococcus epidermidis Bloodstream Isolates
Pournaras, S.; Ntokou, E.; Zarkotou, O.; Ranellou, K.; Themeli-Digalaki, K.; Stathopoulos, C.; Tsakris, A. (2013)We document linezolid dependence among 5 highly linezolid-resistant (LRSE) Staphylococcus epidermidis bloodstream isolates that grew substantially faster at 32 mu g/mL linezolid presence. These isolates carried the mutations ... -
Predictors of mortality in patients with bloodstream infections caused by KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and impact of appropriate antimicrobial treatment
Zarkotou, O.; Pournaras, S.; Tselioti, P.; Dragoumanos, V.; Pitiriga, V.; Ranellou, K.; Prekates, A.; Themeli-Digalaki, K.; Tsakris, A. (2011)Bloodstream infections (BSIs) caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemases (KPC)-producing K. pneumoniae (KPC-KP) are associated with high mortality rates. We investigated outcomes, risk factors for mortality and impact ... -
Risk Factors and Outcomes Associated with Acquisition of Colistin-Resistant KPC-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae: a Matched Case-Control Study
Zarkotou, O.; Pournaras, S.; Voulgari, E.; Chrysos, G.; Prekates, A.; Voutsinas, D.; Themeli-Digalaki, K.; Tsakris, A. (2010)A matched 1: 3 case-control study investigated factors predicting colistin-resistant versus colistin-susceptible KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae acquisition and its impact on patient outcomes. Case patients were more ... -
A simple phenotypic method for the differentiation of metallo-beta-lactamases and class A KPC carbapenemases in Enterobacteriaceae clinical isolates
Tsakris, A.; Poulou, A.; Pournaras, S.; Voulgari, E.; Vrioni, G.; Themeli-Digalaki, K.; Petropoulou, D.; Sofianou, D. (2010)The increasing frequency of class A KPC enzymes and class B metallo-beta-lactamases (MBLs) among Enterobacteriaceae as well as their possible co-production makes their early differentiation urgent. A simple phenotypic ... -
Use of Boronic Acid Disk Tests To Detect Extended-Spectrum beta-Lactamases in Clinical Isolates of KPC Carbapenemase-Possessing Enterobacteriaceae
Tsakris, A.; Poulou, A.; Themeli-Digalaki, K.; Voulgari, E.; Pittaras, T.; Sofianou, D.; Pournaras, S.; Petropoulou, D. (2009)We evaluated boronic acid (BA)-based methods for their ability to detect extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) among clinical isolates of KPC-producing members of the Enterobacteriaceae family. A total of 155 isolates ... -
Wide dissemination of linezolid-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis in Greece is associated with a linezolid-dependent ST22 clone
Karavasilis, V.; Zarkotou, O.; Panopoulou, M.; Kachrimanidou, M.; Themeli-Digalaki, K.; Stylianakis, A.; Gennimata, V.; Ntokou, E.; Stathopoulos, C.; Tsakris, A.; Pournaras, S.; Greek Study Grp Staphylococcal, Lin (2015)Objectives: Dependence on linezolid was recently described as significant growth acceleration of linezolid-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis (LRSE) isolates upon linezolid exposure. We investigated the possible contribution ...