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A combined disk test for direct differentiation of carbapenemase-producing enterobacteriaceae in surveillance rectal swabs

scientific article published on 10 July 2013

A new marker of echinocandins activity in an in vitro PK/PD model correlates with an animal model of Aspergillus fumigatus infection

scientific article published on 20 February 2018

A simple phenotypic method for the differentiation of metallo-beta-lactamases and class A KPC carbapenemases in Enterobacteriaceae clinical isolates

scientific article published on 11 June 2010

Action Plan to combat infections due to carbapenem-resistant, Gram-negative pathogens in acute-care hospitals in Greece

scientific article published on 13 August 2013

Activity of tigecycline alone and in combination with colistin and meropenem against Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing Enterobacteriaceae strains by time–kill assay ⬇️

scientific article published on January 13, 2011

Adenovirus genome in the placenta: association with histological chorioamnionitis and preterm birth.

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Age and sex associations of SARS-CoV-2 antibody responses post BNT162b2 vaccination in healthcare workers: A mixed effects model across two vaccination periods

scientific article published on 29 April 2022

An integron-associated beta-lactamase (IBC-2) from Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a variant of the extended-spectrum beta-lactamase IBC-1 ⬇️

scientific article published on November 1, 2001

Antibiotic resistance patterns of enterococci isolated from coastal bathing waters ⬇️

scientific article published on November 1, 2001

Antimicrobial resistance and R-factor transfer of salmonellae isolated from chicken carcasses in Greek hospitals ⬇️

scientific article published on April 14, 1998

Apparent Increased Prevalence of High-Level Aminoglycoside-Resistant Enterococcus durans Resulting from False Identification by a Semiautomated Software System ⬇️

scientific article published on May 1, 1998

Assessment of antibody responses in local and immigrant residents of areas with autochthonous malaria transmission in Greece.

scientific article published on 26 May 2015

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

scientific article published on 25 September 2009

CTX-M enzymes are the most common extended-spectrum beta-lactamases among Escherichia coli in a tertiary Greek hospital.

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CTX-M-1 extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Proteus mirabilis in Greece

scientific article published in January 2005

CTX-M-type beta-lactamases affect community Escherichia coli treatment, Greece

scientific article published on June 2004

Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae: now that the storm is finally here, how will timely detection help us fight back?

scientific article published on January 2013

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

scientific article published on 22 September 2006

Central venous catheter-related bloodstream infection and colonization: the impact of insertion site and distribution of multidrug-resistant pathogens

scientific article published on 01 December 2020

Changes in antimicrobial resistance of enterococci isolated in Greece ⬇️

scientific article published on November 1, 1997

Characteristics of meropenem heteroresistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing clinical isolates of K. pneumoniae

scientific article published on 26 May 2010

Characterization of Enterobius vermicularis in a human population, employing a molecular-based method from adhesive tape samples ⬇️

scientific article published on March 31, 2011

Characterization of Extensively Drug-Resistant or Pandrug-Resistant Sequence Type 147 and 101 OXA-48-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Causing Bloodstream Infections in Patients in an Intensive Care Unit

scientific article published on 26 June 2018

Characterization of In3Mor, a new integron carrying VIM-1 metallo-beta-lactamase and sat1 gene, from Morganella morganii

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Characterization of clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa heterogeneously resistant to carbapenems

scientific article published on 01 January 2007

Clonal spread of KPC-2 carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strains in Greece

scientific article published on 13 June 2009

Cluster-distinguishing genotypic and phenotypic diversity of carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in solid-organ transplantation patients: a comparative study

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Colistin Resistance in KPC-2- and SHV-5-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Clinical Isolates in Bulgaria

scientific article published on 22 July 2017

Comparative Evaluation of Conventional and Real-Time PCR Assays for Detecting Bacteroides fragilis in Clinical Samples ⬇️

scientific article published on February 27, 2013

Comparative Evaluation of a Prototype Chromogenic Medium (ChromID CARBA) for Detecting Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in Surveillance Rectal Swabs ⬇️

scientific article published on March 29, 2012

Comparative evaluation of tigecycline susceptibility testing methods for expanded-spectrum cephalosporin- and carbapenem-resistant gram-negative pathogens

scientific article published on 29 August 2012

Cross-transmission of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clonal strains causing episodes of sepsis in a trauma intensive care unit

scientific article published on 01 May 2008

Current perspectives on tigecycline resistance in Enterobacteriaceae: susceptibility testing issues and mechanisms of resistance

scientific article published on 17 May 2016

Detection of Bacillus Galmette-Guérin (Mycobacterium bovis BCG) DNA in Urine and Blood Specimens after Intravesical Immunotherapy for Bladder Carcinoma ⬇️

scientific article published on January 26, 2011

Detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates of the international clonal complex 11 carrying the blaPER-1 extended-spectrum β-lactamase gene in Greece

scientific article published on 8 November 2011

Detection of a novel variant bla(CTX-M-3) extended spectrum beta-lactamase gene in a community-acquired Escherichia coli isolate

scientific article published in January 2006

Detection of a phylogenetically distinct IMP-type metallo-β-lactamase, IMP-35, in a CC235 Pseudomonas aeruginosa from the Dutch-German border region (Euregio).

scientific article published on 22 January 2013

Detection of the new metallo-beta-lactamase VIM-19 along with KPC-2, CMY-2 and CTX-M-15 in Klebsiella pneumoniae

scientific article published on 3 June 2010

Discordance of meropenem versus imipenem activity against Acinetobacter baumannii

scientific article published in September 2006

Discovery of Immunodominant B Cell Epitopes within Surface Pneumococcal Virulence Proteins in Pediatric Patients with Invasive Pneumococcal Disease

scientific article

Dissemination of linezolid-dependent, linezolid-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis clinical isolates belonging to CC5 in German hospitals.

scientific article published on 19 January 2018

Education and training programmes for infection prevention and control professionals: mapping the current opportunities and local needs in European countries

scientific article published on 09 November 2020

Effects of an Active Surveillance Program and Enhanced Infection Control Measures on Carbapenem-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacterial Carriage and Infections in Pediatric Intensive Care

scientific article published on 31 July 2019

Efflux system overexpression and decreased OprD contribute to the carbapenem heterogeneity in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

scientific article published on 7 December 2007

Emergence of OXA-162 Carbapenemase- and DHA-1 AmpC Cephalosporinase-Producing Sequence Type 11 Klebsiella pneumoniae Causing Community-Onset Infection in Greece

scientific article published on 14 December 2015

Emergence of VIM-1 Metallo-β-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ⬇️

scientific article published on November 30, 2010

Emergence of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacter cloacae carrying VIM-4 metallo-beta-lactamase and SHV-2a extended-spectrum beta-lactamase in a conjugative plasmid

scientific article published on 01 January 2007

Epidemiological characteristics of infections caused by Bacteroides, Prevotella and Fusobacterium species: A prospective observational study ⬇️

scientific article published on June 2, 2011

Epidemiological surveillance of multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria in a solid organ transplantation department

scientific article published on 2 March 2017

Estimation of seroprevalence of the pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza virus using a novel virus-free ELISA assay for the detection of specific antibodies.

scientific article

Evaluation of boronic acid disk tests for differentiating KPC-possessing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in the clinical laboratory

scientific article published on 10 December 2008

Evaluation of protective efficacy of selected immunodominant B-cell epitopes within virulent surface proteins of S. Pneumoniae.

scientific article published on 20 December 2017

Evaluation of two automated systems for colistin susceptibility testing of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates

scientific article published on 12 June 2017

Evolution of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clonal lineages: a 10 year study in Greece (2000-09) ⬇️

scientific article published on September 19, 2011

Exposure Effects of Netilmicin on <i>Enterobacter cloacae </i>Clinical Isolates ⬇️

scientific article published on January 1, 1992

Extended high-level cross-resistance to antipseudomonal antibiotics amongst Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates in a university hospital ⬇️

scientific article published on November 1, 1997

First detection of mcr-1-producing Escherichia coli in Greece

scientific article published in 2022

First occurrence of KPC-2-possessing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Greek hospital and recommendation for detection with boronic acid disc tests

scientific article

First occurrence of an Escherichia coli clinical isolate producing the VIM-1/VIM-2 hybrid metallo-beta-lactamase VIM-12.

scientific article published on 21 May 2007

First report of an NDM-1 metallo-β-lactamase-producing Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolate in Greece.

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Forecasting models of infections due to carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in an intensive care unit in an endemic area

scientific article published on 29 June 2019

Frequent detection of cytomegalovirus in the intestine of patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

scientific article

Granulomatous infection of the hand and wrist due to Azospirillum spp.

scientific article published on 16 May 2013

Growth retardation, reduced invasiveness, and impaired colistin-mediated cell death associated with colistin resistance development in Acinetobacter baumannii

scientific article

HTLV‐I and ‐II in southwestern Greece ⬇️

scientific article published on November 1, 2003

Heteroresistance to meropenem in carbapenem-susceptible Acinetobacter baumannii

scientific article published on 14 October 2009

High Level of Heterogeneity AmongListeria monocytogenesIsolates from Clinical and Food Origin Specimens in Greece ⬇️

scientific article published on August 10, 2012

High rates of resistance to piperacillin/tazobactam among Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae strains isolated in a Greek hospital ⬇️

scientific article published on 01 September 1997

Honey’s Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Properties: A Bibliometric Study

scientific article published in 2023

Hospital outbreak of multiple clones of Pseudomonas aeruginosa carrying the unrelated metallo-beta-lactamase gene variants blaVIM-2 and blaVIM-4 ⬇️

scientific article published on April 25, 2003

Human genetic factors associated with susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 disease severity

scientific article published on 22 October 2020

Impact of bacterial load on pharmacodynamics and susceptibility breakpoints for tigecycline and Klebsiella pneumoniae

scientific article published on 19 September 2016

Impaired phagocytosis among patients infected by the human immunodeficiency virus: implication for a role of highly active anti-retroviral therapy ⬇️

scientific article published on March 1, 2012

In Vitro Activity of Tigecycline Against Acinetobacter baumannii: Global Epidemiology and Resistance Mechanisms

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In silico analysis and in vitro evaluation of immunogenic and immunomodulatory properties of promiscuous peptides derived from Leishmania infantum eukaryotic initiation factor

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In vitro activity of tigecycline against 2423 clinical isolates and comparison of the available interpretation breakpoints

scientific article published in February 2010

In vitro bactericidal activity of human beta-defensin 2 against nosocomial strains.

scientific article published on 19 June 2010

Infection by hepatitis B and C virus in female and transsexual Greek prostitutes with serological evidence of active syphilis ⬇️

scientific article published on November 1, 1997

Infectious Diseases Associated with Hydrometeorological Hazards in Europe: Disaster Risk Reduction in the Context of the Climate Crisis and the Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic

scientific article published in 2022

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Exacerbation Associated With Epstein-Barr Virus Infection ⬇️

scientific article published on March 1, 2013

Inhibitor-based methods for the detection of KPC carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in clinical practice by using boronic acid compounds

scientific article published on 15 April 2010

Invasive infection from Kingella kingae: Not only arthritis

scientific article published on 24 February 2020

Laboratory and clinical characteristics of human West Nile virus infections during 2011 outbreak in southern Greece.

scientific article published on 20 December 2013

Large dissemination of VIM-2-metallo-{beta}-lactamase-producing pseudomonas aeruginosa strains causing health care-associated community-onset infections

scientific article published on 23 September 2009

Leg ulcer due to Pseudomanas luteola in a patient with sickle cell disease.

scientific article

Lessons from a historic example of diving safety rules violation: the case of Greek sponge divers

scientific article published on 01 January 2020

Linezolid Dependence inStaphylococcus epidermidisBloodstream Isolates ⬇️

scientific article published on January 1, 2013

Magnetic nanoparticle-enhanced PCR for the detection and identification of Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella enteritidis

scientific article published on 17 May 2017

Microbial Community Structure among Honey Samples of Different Pollen Origin

scientific article published in 2023

Modified CLSI extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) confirmatory test for phenotypic detection of ESBLs among Enterobacteriaceae producing various β-lactamases

scientific article

Molecular Epidemiology of Endemic Carbapenem-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria in an Intensive Care Unit

scientific article published on 27 December 2018

Molecular epidemiology of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Greece: an extended review (2000-2015).

scientific article published on 12 June 2017

Molecular epidemiology of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in Greece

scientific article published on 20 May 2016

Molecular epidemiology of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in an endemic area: comparison with global data

scientific article published on 11 April 2018

Monotherapy with inhaled colistin for the treatment of patients with ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis due to polymyxin-only-susceptible Gram-negative bacteria ⬇️

scientific article published on 08 June 2011

Moxifloxacin resistance is prevalent among Bacteroides and Prevotella species in Greece

scientific article published in April 2008

Novel variant (bla(VIM-4)) of the metallo-beta-lactamase gene bla(VIM-1) in a clinical strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

scientific article published on December 2002

Oseltamivir-resistant influenza A(H1N1) 2009 virus in Greece during the post-pandemic 2010-2011 season

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Outbreak caused by an ertapenem-resistant, CTX-M-15-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae sequence type 101 clone carrying an OmpK36 porin variant

scientific article published on 12 July 2013

Outbreak of OXA-48 carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Greece involving an ST11 clone.

scientific article published on 3 September 2012

Outbreak of infections caused by Enterobacter cloacae producing the integron-associated beta-lactamase IBC-1 in a neonatal intensive care unit of a Greek hospital

scientific article published on May 2002

Outbreaks in distinct regions due to a single Klebsiella pneumoniae clone carrying a bla VIM-1 metallo-{beta}-lactamase gene

scientific article published on October 2005

Oxacillin-susceptible MRSA: could it become a successful MRSA type?

scientific article published in November 2013

Performance of the modified CLSI extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) confirmatory test for detecting ESBLs in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

scientific article published on 19 September 2017

Performance of the β LACTA™ test for rapid detection of expanded-spectrum cephalosporin-non-susceptible Enterobacteriaceae

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Persistence of a clone of glycopeptide-resistant Enterococcus faecalis among patients in an intensive care unit of a Greek hospital.

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Pharmacokinetics of inhaled colistimethate sodium (CMS) in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients ⬇️

scientific article published on July 19, 2012

Piperacillin/tazobactam-heteroresistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa from urinary infection, successfully treated by piperacillin/tazobactam

scientific article

Pitted keratolysis in an adolescent, diagnosed using conventional and molecular microbiology and successfully treated with fusidic acid

scientific article published on 01 July 2014

Polyclonal predominance of concurrently producing OXA-23 and OXA-58 carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii strains in a pediatric intensive care unit

scientific article published on 12 April 2019

Possible COVID-19-Associated Pulmonary Aspergillosis Due to Aspergillus niger in Greece

scientific article published in 2022

Post-donation information and haemovigilance reporting for COVID-19 in Greece: information supporting the absence of SARS-CoV-2 possible transmission through blood components

scientific article published on 20 October 2020

Predictors of mortality in patients with bloodstream infections caused by KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and impact of appropriate antimicrobial treatment ⬇️

scientific article published on May 20, 2011

Prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis infection in women attending a major gynaecological hospital in Greece: a cross-sectional study

scientific article published in March 2010

Prevalence of infection by HTLV-I/II among pregnant women and high-risk groups in the Peloponnese peninsula, Greece.

scientific article

Recurrent healthcare-associated community-onset infections due to Klebsiella pneumoniae producing VIM-1 metallo- -lactamase ⬇️

scientific article published on September 28, 2010

Reemergence of West Nile Virus Infections in Southern Greece, 2017

Respiratory Infections Following Earthquake-Induced Tsunamis: Transmission Risk Factors and Lessons Learned for Disaster Risk Management

scientific article published in 2021

SARS-CoV-2 Reinfections and Long COVID in the Post-Omicron Phase of the Pandemic

scientific article published in 2023

SARS-CoV-2 transmission, the ambiguous role of children and considerations for the reopening of schools in the fall

scientific article published on 03 September 2020

Seroepidemiological study of pandemic influenza H1N1 following the 2009-2010 wave in Greece

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Spread of an unusual penicillin- and imipenem-resistant but ampicillin-susceptible phenotype among Enterococcus faecalis clinical isolates

scientific article published on 24 November 2005

Spread of low-level carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clones in a tertiary care Greek hospital ⬇️

scientific article published on October 29, 2003

Susceptibility patterns to extended-spectrum cephalosporins among Enterobacteriaceae harbouring extended-spectrum β-lactamases using the updated Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute interpretive criteria

scientific article published in February 2013

Synthetic peptides for efficient discrimination of anti-enterovirus antibodies at the serotype level.

scientific article published on 11 June 2014

The Balkan region: NDM-1-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae ST11 clonal strain causing outbreaks in Greece

scientific article published on 15 April 2014

The Challenges of Antimicrobial Drug Resistance in Greece ⬇️

scientific article published on July 15, 2011

The challenge of curbing aminoglycoside resistance: can antimicrobial stewardship programs play a critical role?

scientific article published on 20 September 2017

Transmission in the community of clonal Proteus mirabilis carrying VIM-1 metallo-beta-lactamase

scientific article published on 08 May 2007

Transplacental infection of Coxsackievirus B3 pathological findings in the fetus

scientific article published on 01 June 2007

Treatment of Viral Conjunctivitis with Antiviral Drugs

scientific article published on February 12, 2011

Two cases of severe sepsis caused by Bacillus pumilus in neonatal infants

scientific article published on 15 December 2011

Use of boronic acid disk tests to detect extended- spectrum beta-lactamases in clinical isolates of KPC carbapenemase-possessing enterobacteriaceae

scientific article published on 2 September 2009

VIM-1 metallo-beta-lactamase in Acinetobacter baumannii

scientific article published on June 2006

VIM-12, a novel plasmid-mediated metallo-beta-lactamase from Klebsiella pneumoniae that resembles a VIM-1/VIM-2 hybrid

scientific article published on December 2005

Vaccination of health-care workers against influenza: our obligation to protect patients

scientific article

Virulence of Acinetobacter baumannii Exhibiting Phenotypic Heterogeneous Growth against Meropenem in a Murine Thigh Infection Model

scientific article published on 11 March 2013

West Nile Virus Occurrence and Ecological Niche Modeling in Wild Bird Species and Mosquito Vectors: An Active Surveillance Program in the Peloponnese Region of Greece

scientific article published on 01 July 2022

West Nile virus in humans, Greece, 2018: the largest seasonal number of cases, 9 years after its emergence in the country

scientific article published on 01 August 2020

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