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A Tsakris

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1 Acquired carbapenemases in Gram-negative bacterial pathogens: detection and surveillance issues. Clin Microbiol Infect 2010 4.07
2 Predictors of mortality in patients with bloodstream infections caused by KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and impact of appropriate antimicrobial treatment. Clin Microbiol Infect 2011 2.92
3 Detection of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases in clinical isolates of Enterobacter cloacae and Enterobacter aerogenes. J Clin Microbiol 2000 2.67
4 IBC-1, a novel integron-associated class A beta-lactamase with extended-spectrum properties produced by an Enterobacter cloacae clinical strain. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2000 2.62
5 Identification of a novel plasmid-mediated beta-lactamase with chromosomal cephalosporinase characteristics from Klebsiella pneumoniae. J Antimicrob Chemother 1993 2.37
6 Carbapenem-hydrolysing VIM-2 metallo- beta-lactamase in Pseudomonas aeruginosa from Greece. J Antimicrob Chemother 2000 2.29
7 Hospital outbreak of multiple clones of Pseudomonas aeruginosa carrying the unrelated metallo-beta-lactamase gene variants blaVIM-2 and blaVIM-4. J Antimicrob Chemother 2003 1.97
8 Outbreak of multiple clones of imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates expressing OXA-58 carbapenemase in an intensive care unit. J Antimicrob Chemother 2006 1.94
9 An integron-associated beta-lactamase (IBC-2) from Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a variant of the extended-spectrum beta-lactamase IBC-1. J Antimicrob Chemother 2001 1.60
10 On the incidence of antibiotic resistance among aerobic gram-negative rods isolated in Greek hospitals. J Hosp Infect 1993 1.28
11 Spread of efflux pump-overexpressing, non-metallo-beta-lactamase-producing, meropenem-resistant but ceftazidime-susceptible Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a region with blaVIM endemicity. J Antimicrob Chemother 2005 1.26
12 Ongoing outbreak of West Nile virus infection in humans, Greece, July to August 2011. Euro Surveill 2011 1.24
13 Extended high-level cross-resistance to antipseudomonal antibiotics amongst Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates in a university hospital. J Antimicrob Chemother 1997 1.19
14 Heteroresistance to carbapenems in Acinetobacter baumannii. J Antimicrob Chemother 2005 1.17
15 High prevalence of stably derepressed class-I beta-lactamase expression in multiresistant clinical isolates of Enterobacter cloacae from Greek hospitals. J Med Microbiol 1992 1.09
16 Reported needlestick and sharp injuries among health care workers in a Greek general hospital. Occup Med (Lond) 1999 1.02
17 Imipenem resistance in Enterobacter aerogenes is associated with derepression of chromosomal cephalosporinases and impaired permeability. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1992 1.02
18 Imipenem resistance in Proteus mirabilis. J Antimicrob Chemother 1991 0.94
19 Spread of low-level carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clones in a tertiary care Greek hospital. J Antimicrob Chemother 2003 0.94
20 Standardization of measles, mumps and rubella assays to enable comparisons of seroprevalence data across 21 European countries and Australia. Epidemiol Infect 2007 0.93
21 Occurrence and antimicrobial resistance of Gram-negative bacteria isolated in haemodialysis water and dialysate of renal units: results of a Greek multicentre study. J Appl Microbiol 2003 0.92
22 Neonatal meningitis due to multi-resistant Listeria monocytogenes. J Antimicrob Chemother 1997 0.92
23 Nosocomial spread of an unusual methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clone that is sensitive to all non-beta-lactam antibiotics, including tobramycin. J Clin Microbiol 2001 0.92
24 VIM-2 metallo-beta-lactamase in Achromobacter xylosoxidans in Europe. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2005 0.91
25 Antimicrobial resistance and R-factor transfer of salmonellae isolated from chicken carcasses in Greek hospitals. Int J Food Microbiol 1998 0.91
26 A case of imported Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus infection and public health response, Greece, April 2014. Euro Surveill 2014 0.89
27 Trends in antimicrobial resistance of clinical isolates of Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium in Greece between 2002 and 2007. J Hosp Infect 2010 0.89
28 Single nucleotide polymorphisms of Toll-like receptors and susceptibility to infectious diseases. Clin Exp Immunol 2015 0.89
29 West Nile virus outbreak in humans, Greece, 2012: third consecutive year of local transmission. Euro Surveill 2014 0.88
30 Predominance of a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clone susceptible to erythromycin and several other non-beta-lactam antibiotics in a Greek hospital. J Antimicrob Chemother 2001 0.88
31 Occurrence and densities of fungi from northern Greek coastal bathing waters and their relation with faecal pollution indicators. Water Res 2002 0.86
32 Substantially increased faecal carriage of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in a tertiary Greek hospital after a 4 year time interval. J Antimicrob Chemother 2004 0.86
33 In-vitro activity of ampicillin/sulbactam against multiresistant Acinetobacter calcoaceticus var. anitratus clinical isolates. J Antimicrob Chemother 1994 0.85
34 Cross-transmission of Klebsiella pneumoniae in two intensive care units: intra- and inter-hospital spread. J Hosp Infect 2011 0.85
35 Re-emergence of animal rabies in northern Greece and subsequent human exposure, October 2012 - March 2013. Euro Surveill 2013 0.84
36 Soft-tissue abscess involving Actinomyces odontolyticus and two Prevotella species in an intravenous drug abuser. Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis 2004 0.84
37 Effect of the proton motive force inhibitor carbonyl cyanide-m-chlorophenylhydrazone (CCCP) on Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm development. Lett Appl Microbiol 2008 0.84
38 Emergence of teicoplanin-resistant Staphylococcus haemolyticus clinical isolates in Greece. J Antimicrob Chemother 2000 0.84
39 Prevalence of antibiotic resistance among enterococci isolated in Greece. J Antimicrob Chemother 1995 0.83
40 Serologic prevalence of coxsackievirus group B in Greece. Viral Immunol 2007 0.83
41 Identification of a novel bla(OXA-51) variant, bla(OXA-92), from a clinical isolate of Acinetobacter baumannii. Clin Microbiol Infect 2007 0.82
42 Sero epidemiology of Bordetella pertussis immune responses in a healthy population in northern Greece. J Clin Lab Anal 2004 0.82
43 Pheromone responses and high-level aminoglycoside resistance of conjugative plasmids of Enterococcus faecalis from Greece. J Antimicrob Chemother 2000 0.81
44 Outbreak of rare serotype of group A streptococcus pharyngitis in a boarding college. Lancet 1999 0.81
45 Low genetic diversity of the intrinsic OXA-51-like class D carbapenemases among Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates in Greece. Epidemiol Infect 2006 0.81
46 Impaired phagocytosis among patients infected by the human immunodeficiency virus: implication for a role of highly active anti-retroviral therapy. Clin Exp Immunol 2012 0.81
47 Antibiotic susceptibilities of Yersinia enterocolitica and Y. intermedia isolates from aquatic environments. J Med Microbiol 1999 0.81
48 Human herpesvirus 6-related pure red cell aplasia, secondary graft failure, and clinical severe immune suppression after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation successfully treated with foscarnet. Transpl Infect Dis 2010 0.80
49 Antibiotic resistance patterns of enterococci isolated from coastal bathing waters. J Med Microbiol 2001 0.80
50 Epidemiological characteristics of nosocomial bacteraemias among ICU and non-ICU patients in a tertiary-care hospital in Greece. J Hosp Infect 2005 0.80
51 Seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus in blood donors in Greece. Vox Sang 2014 0.79
52 Dissemination of clonally unrelated erythromycin- and glycopeptide-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolates in a tertiary Greek hospital. J Clin Microbiol 2001 0.79
53 Monotherapy with inhaled colistin for the treatment of patients with ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis due to polymyxin-only-susceptible Gram-negative bacteria. J Hosp Infect 2011 0.78
54 Inducible type of erythromycin resistance among group B streptococci isolated in Greece. J Antimicrob Chemother 1993 0.78
55 Genetic relatedness of group A streptococci of the newly designated serotype M90 causing a food-borne outbreak and sporadic infections. Epidemiol Infect 2000 0.78
56 Prognostic factors for nosocomial bacteraemia outcome: a prospective study in a Greek teaching hospital. J Hosp Infect 2005 0.78
57 Risk factors for sporadic Campylobacter jejuni infections in children in a Greek region. Epidemiol Infect 2010 0.77
58 The isoelectric focusing patterns of beta-lactamases of Yersinia intermedia isolates from aquatic environments. J Antimicrob Chemother 2000 0.77
59 Seroprevalence of hepatitis B markers among female and transsexual sex workers in Athens, Greece. Genitourin Med 1997 0.77
60 The European Sero-Epidemiology Network 2 (ESEN2): standardization of assay results for hepatitis A virus (HAV) to enable comparisons of seroprevalence data across 15 countries. Epidemiol Infect 2008 0.77
61 Etiological agents and predisposing factors of intracranial abscesses in a Greek university hospital. Infection 1996 0.77
62 Study on the use of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in determining human antibodies to diphtheria toxin as compared with a reference toxin neutralization assay. Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis 1999 0.77
63 Coxsackievirus B3 sequences in the myocardium of fatal cases in a cluster of acute myocarditis in Greece. J Clin Pathol 2005 0.76
64 Alterations to the oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal microbial flora of children after tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. J Laryngol Otol 1994 0.76
65 Simultaneous occurrence of pure red cell aplasia and papular-purpuric 'gloves and socks' syndrome in parvovirus B-19 infection. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2005 0.75
66 Failures of rifampicin and ciprofloxacin to eradicate a susceptible meningococcal isolate from a close contact of a fatal case. Infection 2001 0.75
67 Prevalence of human T-cell lymphotropic virus-I/II-indeterminate reactivities in a Greek blood bank population. Transfus Med 2004 0.75
68 Exposure effects of netilmicin on Enterobacter cloacae clinical isolates. Chemotherapy 1992 0.75
69 The effect of disinfectants on perforated gloves. J Hosp Infect 1991 0.75
70 Outbreak of infections in a Greek university hospital involving a single clone of high-level aminoglycoside-resistant Enterococcus faecalis. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2000 0.75
71 Fatal massive hemolysis as the first manifestation of Clostridium perfringens septicemia in a patient with non-systematic or local predisposing disorder. Anaerobe 2007 0.75
72 First report of Dientamoeba fragilis infection explaining acute non-specific abdominal pain. Indian J Med Microbiol 2016 0.75
73 Global research productivity in allergy. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2011 0.75
74 Changes in antimicrobial resistance of enterococci isolated in Greece. J Antimicrob Chemother 1997 0.75
75 Diphtheria immunity of Albanian and other eastern European immigrants in Greece compared with the local population--the risk of reemergence in Greece. Infection 2000 0.75
76 Comparative in-vitro activity of fleroxacin against 480 nosocomial isolates. J Chemother 1994 0.75
77 Recovery of high-level streptomycin-resistant enterococci from hemodialysis water and dialysate in 85 Greek renal units. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1999 0.75
78 RAPD-fingerprinting of Serratia marcescens after formaldehyde inactivation of DNase activity. Lett Appl Microbiol 2000 0.75
79 The influence of local instillation of fusidic acid on the development of microbial complications after lung resection. J Chemother 2006 0.75
80 Epidemic waves during Justinian's plague in the Byzantine Empire (6th-8th c. AD). Vesalius 2011 0.75
81 Patterns of resolution of infectious parameters in multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii ventilator-associated pneumonia. J Hosp Infect 2010 0.75
82 Association of hypospadias and cardiac defect in a Parvovirus B19-infected stillborn: a causality relation? J Infect 2006 0.75
83 The activity of cefetamet against enterobacterial isolates from community-acquired urinary tract infections. J Antimicrob Chemother 1996 0.75
84 Diversity of aminoglycoside resistance in Enterobacter cloacae in Greece. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 1992 0.75