• Comparison of the Efficacy of Intramammary or Injectable Antibiotic Administration against Staphylococcal Mastitis in Ewes 

      Vasileiou N.G.C., Fthenakis G.C., Mavrogianni V.S. (2022)
      The objectives of the work were (a) to compare the efficacy of two routes for antibiotic administration in the treatment of mastitis in ewes and (b) to assess the potential importance of the timing of the initiation of the ...
    • The Effect of Premedication on the Incidence of Gastroesophageal Reflux in 270 Dogs Undergoing General Anesthesia 

      Flouraki E.S., Savvas I., Kazakos G., Anagnostou T., Raptopoulos D. (2022)
      The aim of this prospective, non-randomized study was to evaluate the effect of nine different premedication medications on the incidence of gastroesophageal reflux (GOR) in anesthetized dogs. Two hundred and seventy dogs ...
    • Geographical variation in therapy for bloodstream infections due to multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae: a post-hoc analysis of the INCREMENT study 

      Harris P.N.A., Pezzani M.D., Gutiérrez-Gutiérrez B., Viale P., Hsueh P.-R., Ruiz-Garbajosa P., Venditti M., Tumbarello M., Navarro-Francisco C., Calbo E., Akova M., Giamarellou H., Oliver A., Almirante B., Gasch O., Martínez-Martínez L., Schwaber M.J., Daikos G., Pitout J., Peña C., Hernández-Torres A., Doi Y., Pérez F., Tuon F.F., Tacconelli E., Carmeli Y., Bonomo R.A., Pascual Á., Paterson D.L., Rodríguez-Baño J., del Toro M.D., Gálvez J., Falcone M., Russo A., Karaiskos I., Trecarichi E.M., Losito A.R., García-Vázquez E., Gómez J., Roilides E., Iosifidis E., Pournaras S., Prim N., Navarro F., Mirelis B., Origüen J., Juan R.S., Fernández-Ruiz M., Almela M., de la Calle C., Martínez J.A., Morata L., Larrosa N., Puig-Asensio M., Bou G., Molina J., González V., Bermejo J., Rucci V., de Gopegui E.R., Marinescu C.I., Fariñas M.C., Cano M.E., Gozalo M., Paño-Pardo J.R., Mora-Rillo M., Gómez-Zorrilla S., Tubau F., Tsakris A., Zarkotou O., Antoniadou A., Poulakou G., Souli M., Lowman W., Virmani D., Torre-Cisneros J., Machuca I., Gracia-Ahufinger I., Azap Ö.K., Helvaci Ö., Sahin A.O., Cantón R., Pintado V., Bartoletti M., Giannella M., Peter S., Hamprecht A., Badia C., Xercavins M., Fontanals D., Jové E., ESGBIS/REIPI/INCREMENT Group (2017)
      We describe regional differences in therapy for bloodstream infection (BSI) caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) or carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE). Patients (n = ...
    • Immediate or interval abscess tonsillectomy? A systematic review and meta-analysis 

      Tsikopoulos A., Fountarlis A., Tsikopoulos K., Dilmperis F., Garefis K., Tsikopoulos I., Skoulakis C., Karkos P., Triaridis S. (2022)
      Objectives: Peritonsillar abscess is a common complication of acute tonsillitis. However, no consensus has been reached yet on the optimal treatment of this condition. Therefore, this study aimed to compare clinical outcomes ...
    • Introducing the “bleeding team”: Urgent reconstruction of an open fracture in a patient receiving acenocoumarol 

      Bareka M., Ntalouka M.P., Kolonia K., Koutalos A.A., Hantes M., Arnaoutoglou E. (2021)
      Case: An elderly, polytrauma patient receiving vitamin K antagonist (VKA) for atrial fibrillation required immediate surgery for open distal tibial fracture. As the initial reversal with vitamin K and fresh frozen plasma ...
    • Orbital cellulitis 

      Tsirouki T., Dastiridou A.I., Ibánez flores N., Cerpa J.C., Moschos M.M., Brazitikos P., Androudi S. (2018)
      Orbital cellulitis (OC) is an inflammatory process that involves the tissues located posterior to the orbital septum within the bony orbit, but the term generally is used to describe infectious inflammation. It manifests ...
    • Prophylactic antibiotic treatment in severe acute ischemic stroke: the Antimicrobial chemopRrophylaxis for Ischemic STrokE In MaceDonIa–Thrace Study (ARISTEIDIS) 

      Tziomalos K., Ntaios G., Miyakis S., Papanas N., Xanthis A., Agapakis D., Milionis H., Savopoulos C., Maltezos E., Hatzitolios A.I. (2016)
      Infections represent a leading cause of mortality in patients with acute ischemic stroke, but it is unclear whether prophylactic antibiotic treatment improves the outcome. We aimed to evaluate the effects of this treatment ...
    • Rhinitis following intraoperative gastro-oesophageal reflux in a dog 

      Flouraki E., Kazakos G., Savvas I., Pardali D., Adamama-Moraitou K. (2019)
      A four-month-old, male dog underwent surgical repair of femoral and pelvic fracture. The dog was premedicated with acepromazine combined with morphine; anaesthesia was induced with propofol to effect and maintained with ...
    • Survival benefit associated with clarithromycin in severe community-acquired pneumonia: A matched comparator study 

      Kyriazopoulou E., Sinapidis D., Halvatzis S., Velissaris D., Alexiou N., Kosmas V., Adami M.-E., Kyprianou M., Kyprianou A., Stefos A., Lada M., Koutoukas P., Pavlaki M., Kyriakoudi A., Makina A., Gogos C., Niederman M.S., Giamarellos-Bourboulis E.J. (2020)
      Although analysis of retrospective studies has documented survival benefit from the addition of a macrolide to the treatment regimen for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), no data are available to determine if there is ...