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Aurora B kinase in Hodgkin lymphoma: immunohistochemical pattern of expression in neoplastic Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg cells
(2014)Aurora B is a member of the chromosomal passenger complex, which is essential for proper completion of mitosis and cell division (cytokinesis). Inappropriate chromosomal segregation and cytokinesis due to deregulated ... -
Autologous infusion of expanded mobilized adult bone marrow-derived CD34+ cells into patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosis
(2008)OBJECTIVES: Recent advances in regenerative medicine, including hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplantation, have brought hope for patients with severe alcoholic liver cirrhosis (ALC). The aim of this study was to assess ... -
Bacterial Bronchitis Caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae and Nontypable Haemophilus influenzae in Children The Impact of Vaccination
(2013)Background: Protracted bacterial bronchitis is a major cause of persistent cough in childhood. The organisms most commonly isolated are nontypable Haemophilus infiuenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae. There are no studies ... -
Bayesian mixture models for partially verified data: Age- and stage-specific discriminatory power of an antibody ELISA for paratuberculosis
(2013)Bayesian mixture models can be used to discriminate between the distributions of continuous test responses for different infection stages. These models are particularly useful in case of chronic infections with a long ... -
A bioequivalence study of Levothyroxine tablets versus an oral Levothyroxine solution in healthy volunteers
(2006)Probably for genetic reasons a substantial part of the Greek population requires Levothyroxine treatment. Since commercially available Levothyroxine was first marketed, the manufacture and storage of the drug in tablet ... -
Canine plasmacytic-lymphocytic colitis. A clinicopathologic study of 15 cases
(1998)Clinical, endoscopic and histopathologic findings of 15 cases of canine chronic Plasmacytic-Lymphocytic colitis are presented. The clinical findings were hematochesia, mucus in the stool, tenesmus, diarrhea, vomiting and ... -
Cardiac Surgery in Dialysis-Dependent Patients: Impact of Gender on Early Outcome in Single-Center Experience with 204 Consecutive Cases
(2013)Background This study evaluates the impact of gender in dialysis-dependent patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Methods We retrospectively identified 204 dialysis-dependent patients (68.6% male, aged 66.6 +/- 9.9 years) ... -
Chronic canine ehrlichiosis (Ehrlichia canis): A retrospective study of 19 natural cases
(2004)Nineteen dogs from Greece with chronic ehrlichiosis were studied. The dogs exhibited bicytopenia or pancytopenia, bone marrow hypoplasia, seroreactivity to Ehrlichia canis ( E. canis) antigens, and had no history of drug ... -
Circulating matrix metalloproteinases and their inhibitors in inguinal hernia and abdominal aortic aneurysm
(2011)Aim. There is evidence supporting the role of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their inhibitors (TIMPs) in aortic and abdominal wall connective tissue degeneration, resulting in aneurysm and hernia formation. Furthermore, ... -
Claw histopathology and parasitic load in natural cases of canine leishmaniosis associated with Leishmania infantum
(2010)Histological lesions and the presence of Leishmania spp. amastigotes in claw tissues were investigated in 40 dogs with leishmaniosis, with (16/40 - group A) or without (24/40 - group B) generalized onychogryphosis. Following ... -
Clonal relatedness of methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci in the haemodialysis unit of a single university centre in Greece
(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 ... -
Clonality of slime-producing methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci disseminated in the neonatal intensive care unit of a university hospital
(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 ... -
Combined Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting and Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair Is a Reasonable Treatment Approach: A Systematic Review
(2014)We reviewed the literature for studies investigating the outcomes of combined 1-stage coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) open repair (OR) procedures. An electronic search of the ... -
Contemporary Management of Lower Urinary Tract Disease With Botulinum Toxin A: A Systematic Review of Botox (OnabotulinumtoxinA) and Dysport (AbobotulinumtoxinA)
(2011)Context: The use of botulinum toxin A (BoNTA) in the treatment of lower urinary tract dysfunction has expanded in recent years and the off-licence usage list includes neurogenic detrusor overactivity (NDO), idiopathic ... -
Current clinical, laboratory, and treatment outcome characteristics of visceral leishmaniasis: results from a seven-year retrospective study in Greece
(2015)Objectives: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is re-emerging in endemic areas. The epidemiological, clinical, laboratory, and treatment outcome characteristics in a large cohort of VL patients is described herein. Methods: The ... -
Current status of 5 alpha-reductase inhibitors in the management of lower urinary tract symptoms and BPH
(2010)Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a progressive disease that is commonly associated with bothersome lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and might result in complications, such as acute urinary retention and BPH-related ... -
D-dimer as a diagnostic tool for canine thromboembolic disorders
(2010)D-dimers are small protein fragments present in the blood after a blood clot is degraded by plasmin. During the fibrin(ogen) degradation, a number of products are produced called fibrin(ogen) degradation products (FDPs). ... -
DETECTION AND GENETIC CHARACTERIZATION OF PORCINE CIRCOVIRUS 2 ISOLATES FROM THE FIRST CASES OF POSTWEANING MULTISYSTEMIC AND WASTING SYNDROME IN WILD BOARS IN GREECE
(2008)In 2002, postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) was diagnosed in a European female wild boar (Sus scrofa), based on the detection of porcine circovirus 2 (PCV2) DNA in various organs, including the uterus, and ... -
DEVELOPMENTS IN ROC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT OF DIAGNOSTIC MARKERS IN THREE-CLASS CLASSIFICATION PROBLEMS
(2014)This article reviews current state of the art of ROC surface analysis and illustrates its use through an application on a pancreatic cancer diagnostic marker. Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) surfaces have been ...