• Global evolution of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clonal lineages 

      Zarrilli, R.; Pournaras, S.; Giannouli, M.; Tsakris, A. (2013)
      The rapid expansion of Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates exhibiting resistance to carbapenems and most or all available antibiotics during the last decade is a worrying evolution. The apparent predominance of a few ...
    • Multiresistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates in intensive care units in Greece 

      Maniatis, A. N.; Pournaras, S.; Orkopoulou, S.; Tassios, P. T.; Legakis, N. J. (2003)
      One hundred and twenty-one clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii recovered from the intensive care units (ICUs) of nine tertiary-care hospitals in Athens, Greece were studied in order to determine whether the ...
    • VIM-1 metallo-beta-lactamase in Acinetobacter baumannii 

      Tsakris, A.; Ikonomidis, A.; Pournaras, S.; Tzouvelekis, L. S.; Sofianou, D.; Legakis, N. J.; Maniatis, A. N. (2006)
      In 2004 and 2005, 5 metallo-beta-lactamase (MBL)-positive Acinetobacter baumannii isolates were found in 2 Greek hospitals. Isolates were unrelated and carried bla(VIM-1) in a class 1 integron; bla(OXA-51-) and bla(OXA-58-like) ...