Sfoglia per Autore "Zerva, L."
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Activity of linezolid against Gram-positive cocci: a multicentre study in Greek hospitals
Pratti, A.; Karanika, M.; Maniatis, A. N.; Petinaki, E.; Spiliopoulou, I.; Kolonitsiou, F.; Tatsiopoulos, A.; Alexiou-Daniel, S.; Bakola, D.; Koutsia-Carousou, C.; Malamou-Lada, H.; Siafakas, N.; Zerva, L. (2007) -
Aminoglycoside-resistant staphylococci in Greece: prevalence and resistance mechanisms
Liakopoulos, A.; Foka, A.; Vourli, S.; Zerva, L.; Tsiapara, F.; Protonotariou, E.; Dailiana, Z.; Economou, M.; Papoutsidou, E.; Koutsia-Carouzou, C.; Anastassiou, E. D.; Diza, E.; Zintzaras, E.; Spiliopoulou, I.; Petinaki, E. (2011) -
Comparative Evaluation of Three Commercial Identification Systems Using Common and Rare Bloodstream Yeast Isolates
Meletiadis, J.; Arabatzis, M.; Bompola, M.; Tsiveriotis, K.; Hini, S.; Petinaki, E.; Velegraki, A.; Zerva, L. (2011)The commercial yeast identification systems API ID32C, Auxacolor, and Vitek were evaluated using 251 molecularly identified bloodstream isolates and 2 reference strains, representing a total of 35 species (6 common and 29 ... -
fbl Gene as a Species-Specific Target for Staphylococcus lugdunensis Identification
Chatzigeorgiou, K. S.; Siafakas, N.; Petinaki, E.; Zerva, L. (2010)Staphylococcus lugdunensis is an unusually virulent coagulase-negative species, associated with severe infections The present report describes the development of a single-step, species-specific PCR protocol for S. lugdunensis ... -
Identification of staphylococci by Phoenix: validation of a new protocol and comparison with Vitek 2
Chatzigeorgiou, K. S.; Siafakas, N.; Petinaki, E.; Argyropoulou, A.; Tarpatzi, A.; Bobola, M.; Paniara, O.; Velegraki, A.; Zerva, L. (2010)Because of their frequent isolation in the routine laboratory and their increasing clinical significance, fast and accurate species identification of staphylococci may be required, this can only be achieved by automated ... -
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. ... -
Molecular characterization of Streptococcus agalactiae from vaginal colonization and neonatal infections: a 4-year multicenter study in Greece
Liakopoulos, A.; Mavroidi, A.; Vourli, S.; Panopoulou, M.; Zachariadou, L.; Chatzipanagiotou, S.; Spiliopoulou, I.; Zerva, L.; Petinaki, E. (2014)A multicenter collection comprising of 171 Streptococcus agalactiae isolates from pregnant women recovered between 2007 and 2010 and 46 from unmatched neonates with invasive infections was subjected to antimicrobial ... -
Mycobacterium arupense pulmonary infection: Antibiotic resistance and restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis
Neonakis, I. K.; Gitti, Z.; Kontos, F.; Baritaki, S.; Petinaki, E.; Baritaki, M.; Liakou, V.; Zerva, L.; Spandidos, D. A. (2010)Mycobacterium arupense is a novel mycobacterium species. It was first identified from clinical specimens in 2006 and since then there have been only two reports of its recovery from clinical samples. In the present case ... -
Mycobacterium thermoresistibile: Case report of a rarely isolated mycobacterium from Europe and review of literature
Neonakis, I. K.; Gitti, Z.; Kontos, F.; Baritaki, S.; Petinaki, E.; Baritaki, M.; Zerva, L.; Spandidos, D. A. (2009)Mycobacterium thermoresistibile is a non-tuberculous mycobacterium strongly associated with human infections. Since 1966, there have only been six reports of its isolation from clinical samples. We report on the first case ... -
Polyphasic Identification and Susceptibility to Seven Antifungals of 102 Aspergillus Isolates Recovered from Immunocompromised Hosts in Greece
Arabatzis, M.; Kambouris, M.; Kyprianou, M.; Chrysaki, A.; Foustoukou, M.; Kanellopoulou, M.; Kondyli, L.; Kouppari, G.; Koutsia-Karouzou, C.; Lebessi, E.; Pangalis, A.; Petinaki, E.; Stathi, A.; Trikka-Graphakos, E.; Vartzioti, E.; Vogiatzi, A.; Vyzantiadis, T. A.; Zerva, L.; Velegraki, A. (2011)In this study, the first such study in Greece, we used polyphasic identification combined with antifungal susceptibility study to analyze Aspergillus clinical isolates comprising 102 common and rare members of sections ... -
Report of 2 indigenous cases of leprosy from a European country: use of polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of hsp65 gene for identification of Mycobacterium leprae directly from a clinical sample
Neonakis, I. K.; Gitti, Z.; Kontos, F.; Baritaki, S.; Zerva, L.; Krambovitis, E.; Spandidos, D. A. (2009)In this article, we report on 2 indigenous cases of leprosy detected in a European country. We also report on the use of polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of hsp65 gene for rapid ... -
Successful control of an echovirus 6 meningitis outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit in central Greece
Siafakas, N.; Goudesidou, M.; Gaitana, K.; Gounaris, A.; Velegraki, A.; Pantelidi, K.; Zerva, L.; Petinaki, E. (2013)We report an outbreak of echovirus 6 meningitis in a neonatal intensive care unit in central Greece from July to August 2011. The most probable source of the outbreak was a mother; during hospitalization, her neonate was ... -
Two successfully treated cases of Staphylococcus lugdunensis endocarditis
Chatzigeorgiou, K. S.; Ikonomopoulou, C.; Kalogeropoulou, S.; Siafakas, N.; Giannopoulos, G.; Antoniadou, A.; Tassios, P. T.; Tarpatzi, E.; Giannitsioti, E.; Vlachakos, D.; Ikonomopoulos, T.; Petinaki, E.; Zerva, L. (2010)Prosthetic valve and pacemaker lead endocarditis by Staphylococcus lugdunensis remain very rare, while the former is associated with an ominous prognosis Two cases involving a prosthetic aortic valve and a pacemaker lead, ...