Auflistung Nach Schlagwort "meropenem"

Acinetobacter baumannii antibiotic resistance mechanisms

Kyriakidis I., Vasileiou E., Pana Z.D., Tragiannidis A. (2021)

Acinetobacter baumannii is a Gram-negative ESKAPE microorganism that poses a threat to public health by causing severe and invasive (mostly nosocomial) infections linked with high mortality rates. During the last years, ...

Antimicrobial resistance genes in ESBL-producing escherichia coli isolates from animals in Greece

Athanasakopoulou Z., Reinicke M., Diezel C., Sofia M., Chatzopoulos D.C., Braun S.D., Reissig A., Spyrou V., Monecke S., Ehricht R., Tsilipounidaki K., Giannakopoulos A., Petinaki E., Billinis C. (2021)

The prevalence of multidrug resistant, extended spectrum -lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae is increasing worldwide. The present study aimed to provide an overview of the multidrug resistance phenotype and ...

Bacteriology, antibiotic resistance and risk stratification of patients with culture-positive, community-acquired pleural infection

Iliopoulou M., Skouras V., Psaroudaki Z., Makarona M., Vogiatzakis E., Tsorlini E., Katsifa E., Spyratos D., Siopi D., Kotsiou O., Xitsas S., Martsoukou M., Sigala I., Kalomenidis I. (2021)

Background: Community-acquired pleural infection (CAPI) is a growing health problem worldwide. Although most CAPI patients recover with antibiotics and pleural drainage, 20% require surgical intervention. The use of ...

Carriage of OXA-58 but not of OXA-51 beta-lactamase gene correlates with carbapenem resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii

Tsakris, A.; Ikonomidis, A.; Pournaras, S.; Spanakis, N.; Markogiannakis, A. (2006)

Ceftazidime/avibactam in the era of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae: Experience from a national registry study

Karaiskos I., ikaraiskos@hygeia.gr, Daikos G.L., Gkoufa A., Adamis G., Stefos A., Symbardi S., Chrysos G., Filiou E., Basoulis D., Mouloudi E., Galani L., Akinosoglou K., Arvaniti K., Masgala A., Petraki M., Papadimitriou E., Galani I., Poulakou G., Routsi C., Giamarellou H. (2021)

Background: Infections caused by KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (Kp) are associated with high mortality. Therefore, new treatment options are urgently required. Objectives: To assess the outcomes and predictors of ...

A chronic alcoholic man with high fever, neck rigidity and loss of consciousness: Remember the Austrian syndrome a commonly unrecognised invasive pneumococcus triad

Georgiadou S.P., Manoulakas E., Makaritsis K.P., Dalekos G.N. (2018)

Austrian syndrome is a rare medical condition characterised by the triad of pneumonia, meningitis and endocarditis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae. Native aortic valve insufficiency is the most common cause of cardiac ...

Daptomycin Use in Children: Experience with Various Types of Infection and Age Groups

Syrogiannopoulos G.A., Michoula A.N., Petinaki E., Grivea I.N. (2017)

Background: In Greece, there are high rates of methicillin (40%-60%) and clindamycin (15%-25%) resistance among community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus isolates. Therefore, we sought to identify other antimicrobial treatment ...

First reported isolation of an emerging opportunistic pathogen (Elizabethkingia anophelis) from hospital water systems in Greece

Kyritsi M.A., Mouchtouri V.A., Pournaras S., Hadjichristodoulou C. (2018)

After the Elizabethkingia anophelis outbreak in Wisconsin, USA, an active search for the detection of the microorganism in hospital water systems from Central and Northern Greece was performed from June to December 2016. ...

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 = ...

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis diagnosed by bone marrow trephine biopsy in living post-COVID-19 patients: case report and mini-review

Ioannou M., Zacharouli K., Doukas S.G., Diamantidis M.D., Tsangari V., Karakousis K., Koukoulis G.K., Vageli D.P. (2022)

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) constitutes a life-threatening inflammatory syndrome. Postmortem histological findings of bone marrow (BM) from COVID-19 patients showed histiocytosis and hemophagocytosis and ...

Heteroresistance to carbapenems in Acinetobacter baumannii

Pournaras, S.; Ikonomidis, A.; Markogiannakis, A.; Maniatis, A. N.; Tsakris, A. (2005)

Intraventricular CNS treatment with Colistin-Tigecycline combination: A case series

Tsolaki V., Karvouniaris M., Manoulakas E., Kotlia P., Karadontas V., Fotakopoulos G., Zakynthinos E., Makris D. (2018)

“Healthcare-associated ventriculitis and meningitis” is a potentially devastating illness following neurosurgical procedures. Multidrug resistant (MDR) and extensively drug resistant (XDR) organisms such as Acinetobacter ...

Letter to the Editor: Importation of the First Bovine ST361 New Delhi Metallo-5 Positive Escherichia coli in Greece

Tsilipounidaki K., Athanasakopoulou Z., Billinis C., Miriagou V., Petinaki E. (2022)

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Occurrence and characterization of extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in healthy household dogs in Greece

Liakopoulos A., Betts J., La Ragione R., Van Essen-Zandbergen A., Ceccarelli D., Petinaki E., Koutinas C.K., Mevius D.J. (2018)

Extended-spectrum cephalosporin-and/or carbapenem-resistant (ESCR and/or CarbR) Enterobacteriaceae constitute a public health hazard because of limited treatment options and are endemic among humans in Greece. Recently, ...

Predominance of international clone 2 OXA-23-producing-Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates in Greece, 2015: results of a nationwide study

Pournaras S., Dafopoulou K., Del Franco M., Zarkotou O., Dimitroulia E., Protonotariou E., Poulou A., Zarrilli R., Tsakris A., Skoura L., Themeli-Digalaki K., Perivolioti E., Tsiplakou S., Karavassilis V., Panopoulou M., Orfanidou M., Hadjichristodoulou C., Levidiotou S., Gikas A., Greek Study Group on Acinetobacter Antimicrobial Resistance (2017)

In a previous nationwide study in Greece, OXA-58 was the sole carbapenemase present among carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) isolated between 2000 and 2009. In this study, the antibiotic resistances, ...

A single dose of meropenem is superior to ciprofloxacin in preventing infections after transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsies in the era of quinolone resistance

Samarinas M., Dimitropoulos K., Zachos I., Gravas S., Karatzas A., Tzortzis V. (2016)

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of meropenem single dose before transrectal prostate biopsy, instead of ciprofloxacin in the era of fluoroquinolones resistance. Methods: This prospective study included patients with ...