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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 ...

Activity of Oxacillin versus That of Vancomycin against Oxacillin-Susceptible mecA-Positive Staphylococcus aureus Clinical Isolates Evaluated by Population Analyses, Time-Kill Assays, and a Murine Thigh Infection Model

Labrou, M.; Michail, G.; Ntokou, E.; Pittaras, T. E.; Pournaras, S.; Tsakris, A. (2012)

We compared the activity of dicloxacillin with that of vancomycin against 15 oxacillin-susceptible, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (OS-MRSA) clinical isolates. By population analyses, we found that 6 OS-MRSA ...

Antibacterial Activity of Greek and Cypriot Honeys Against Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Comparison to Manuka Honey

Anthimidou, E.; Mossialos, D. (2013)

The antibacterial activity of 31 Greek and Cypriot honeys against Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa was initially screened using an agar-well diffusion assay in comparison with manuka honey. The minimum ...

The antimicrobial effect of thyme essential oil, nisin, and their combination against Listeria monocytogenes in minced beef during refrigerated storage

Solomakos, N.; Govaris, A.; Koidis, P.; Botsoglou, N. (2008)

The antimicrobial effect of thyme essential oil (EO) at 0.3%, 0.6%, or 0.9%, nisin at 500 or 1000 IU/g, and their combination against Listeria monocytogenes was examined in both tryptic soy broth (TSB) and minced beef meat. ...

Antimicrobial susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Greece: data for the years 1994-2004

Stathi, M.; Flemetakis, A.; Miriagou, V.; Avgerinou, H.; Kyriakis, K. P.; Maniatis, A. N.; Tzelepi, E. (2006)

Objectives: Surveillance data concerning antimicrobial susceptibilities of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolated in Greece during the 11 year period 1994-2004 are presented. Methods: Antimicrobial susceptibilities of all gonococcal ...

Association of biofilm formation and methicillin-resistance with accessory gene regulator (agr) loci in Greek Staphylococcus aureus clones

Ikonomidis, A.; Vasdeki, A.; Kristo, I.; Maniatis, A. N.; Tsakris, A.; Malizos, K. N.; Pournaras, S. (2009)

Pathogenicity of Staphylococcus aureus is coordinated by the accessory gene regulator (agr) system. Previous studies suggested that agr Group 11 methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), a polymorphism that has been associated ...

Bacillus cereus: an important foodborne pathogen

Pexara, A.; Govaris, A. (2010)

B. cereus is a spore-forming bacterium, frequently found in the environment. Most of the strains can grow at a temperature range of 10 degrees - 42 degrees C. B. cereus grows under aerobic conditions, but anaerobic growth ...

Bounding surface plasticity model for the seismic liquefaction analysis of geostructures

Andrianopoulos, K. I.; Papadimitriou, A. G.; Bouckovalas, G. D. (2010)

This paper presents the constitutive relations and the simulative potential of a new plasticity model developed mainly for the seismic liquefaction analysis of geostructures. The model incorporates the framework of critical ...

Carbapenemase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa from central Greece: molecular epidemiology and genetic analysis of class I integrons

Liakopoulos, A.; Mavroidi, A.; Katsifas, E. A.; Theodosiou, A.; Karagouni, A. D.; Miriagou, V.; Petinaki, E. (2013)

Background: Multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a serious challenge for antimicrobial therapy of nosocomial infections, as it possesses several mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance. In Central Greece, a sudden ...

Ciprofloxacin-resistant Escherichia coli in Central Greece: mechanisms of resistance and molecular identification

Mavroidi, A.; Miriagou, V.; Liakopoulos, A.; Tzelepi, E.; Stefos, A.; Dalekos, G. N.; Petinaki, E. (2012)

Background: Fluoroquinolone resistant E. coli isolates, that are also resistant to other classes of antibiotics, is a significant challenge to antibiotic treatment and infection control policies. In Central Greece a ...

Combined 5 ' UTR RFLP analysis and VP1 sequencing for epidemic investigation of enteroviruses

Kyriakopoulou, Z.; Tsolis, K.; Pliaka, V.; Tsakogiannis, D.; Ruether, I. G. A.; Gartzonika, C.; Levidiotou-Stefanou, S.; Markoulatos, P. (2013)

Enteroviruses, the main cause of aseptic meningitis, consist of 100 serotypes, and many of them have been associated with large outbreaks. In the present study, a comparison of RFLP analysis of the 5' untranslated region ...

A comparative amplification of five different genomic regions on Coxsackie A and B viruses. Implications in clinical diagnostics

Bolanaki, E.; Kottaridi, C.; Markoulatos, P.; Margaritis, L.; Katsorchis, T. (2005)

Modern molecular approaches in Human Enterovirus detection rely on the designing of generic and often degenerate primers in order to amplify specific sequences within the enterovirus genome. In the present study a comparative ...

Detection and characterization of fungicide resistant phenotypes of Botrytis cinerea in lettuce crops in Greece

Chatzidimopoulos, M.; Papaevaggelou, D.; Pappas, A. C. (2013)

The development of resistance to chemical control agents needs continuous monitoring in Botrytis cinerea. 790 isolates from lettuce and other vegetable crops were collected from six widely separated sites in Greece and ...

Development of a two-step high-resolution melting (HRM) analysis for screening sequence variants associated with resistance to the QoIs, benzimidazoles and dicarboximides in airborne inoculum of Botrytis cinerea

Chatzidimopoulos, M.; Ganopoulos, I.; Vellios, E.; Madesis, P.; Tsaftaris, A.; Pappas, A. C. (2014)

A rapid, high-resolution melting (HRM) analysis protocol was developed to detect sequence variations associated with resistance to the QoIs, benzimidazoles and dicarboximides in Botrytis cinerea airborne inoculum. HRM ...

Direct extraction and molecular characterization of enteroviruses genomes from human faecal samples

Bolanaki, E.; Kottaridi, C.; Dedepsidis, E.; Kyriakopoulou, Z.; Pliaka, V.; Pratti, A.; Levidiotou-Stefanou, S.; Markoulatos, P. (2008)

Routine diagnosis of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) is still based on classical virological procedures. Several enteroviruses serotypes are not easily isolated in cell cultures system used and routinely more than one passage ...

Dissemination of Clinical Isolates of Klebsiella oxytoca Harboring CMY-31, VIM-1, and a New OXY-2-Type Variant in the Community

Tsakris, A.; Poulou, A.; Markou, F.; Pitiriga, V.; Piperaki, E. T.; Kristo, I.; Pournaras, S. (2011)

The aim of the present study was to investigate the epidemiological link of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella oxytoca isolates causing community-onset infections among patients attending our outpatient department and to ...