Leonidas S Tzouvelekis

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1 Imipenem resistance in a Salmonella clinical strain due to plasmid-mediated class A carbapenemase KPC-2. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2003 5.75
2 Escherichia coli with a self-transferable, multiresistant plasmid coding for metallo-beta-lactamase VIM-1. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2003 3.22
3 Carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections: lowering mortality by antibiotic combination schemes and the role of carbapenems. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2014 2.18
4 Prospective observational study of the impact of VIM-1 metallo-beta-lactamase on the outcome of patients with Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2009 2.12
5 An update of the evolving epidemic of blaKPC-2-carrying Klebsiella pneumoniae in Greece (2009-10). J Antimicrob Chemother 2011 2.03
6 Novel variant (bla(VIM-4)) of the metallo-beta-lactamase gene bla(VIM-1) in a clinical strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2002 2.00
7 Novel GES/IBC extended-spectrum beta-lactamase variants with carbapenemase activity in clinical enterobacteria. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2004 1.99
8 IS26-associated In4-type integrons forming multiresistance loci in enterobacterial plasmids. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2005 1.63
9 VIM-12, a novel plasmid-mediated metallo-beta-lactamase from Klebsiella pneumoniae that resembles a VIM-1/VIM-2 hybrid. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2005 1.22
10 VIM-1 metallo-beta-lactamase in Acinetobacter baumannii. Emerg Infect Dis 2006 1.18
11 Emerging Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates coproducing KPC-2 and VIM-1 carbapenemases. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2009 1.17
12 Comparative biochemical and computational study of the role of naturally occurring mutations at Ambler positions 104 and 170 in GES β-lactamases. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2010 1.17
13 Emergence of Escherichia coli sequence type 410 (ST410) with KPC-2 β-lactamase. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2012 1.16
14 Multidrug and broad-spectrum cephalosporin resistance among Salmonella enterica serotype enteritidis clinical isolates in southern Italy. J Clin Microbiol 2002 1.14
15 Relative strengths of the class 1 integron promoter hybrid 2 and the combinations of strong and hybrid 1 with an active p2 promoter. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2008 1.12
16 Emergence of Klebsiella pneumoniae of a novel sequence type (ST383) producing VIM-4, KPC-2 and CMY-4 β-lactamases. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2010 1.02
17 Bloodstream infections caused by carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae: a clinical perspective. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2012 0.99
18 Expanded-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant salmonella strains in Romania. J Clin Microbiol 2002 0.96
19 Diversity of acquired β-lactamases amongst Klebsiella pneumoniae in Greek hospitals. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2011 0.95
20 Plasmid-encoded ACC-4, an extended-spectrum cephalosporinase variant from Escherichia coli. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2007 0.93
21 Risk factors for bloodstream infection with Klebsiella pneumoniae producing VIM-1 metallo-beta-lactamase. J Antimicrob Chemother 2010 0.87
22 Outbreak of Acinetobacter baumannii with chromosomally encoded VIM-1 undetectable by imipenem-EDTA synergy tests. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2008 0.86
23 Extended-spectrum properties of CMY-30, a Val211Gly mutant of CMY-2 cephalosporinase. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2009 0.84
24 Emergence of resistance to fosfomycin used as adjunct therapy in KPC Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteraemia: report of three cases. J Antimicrob Chemother 2012 0.83
25 Confronting carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae. Future Microbiol 2013 0.82
26 OmpK35 and OmpK36 porin variants associated with specific sequence types of Klebsiella pneumoniae. J Chemother 2013 0.82
27 Interactions of oximino-substituted boronic acids and β-lactams with the CMY-2-derived extended-spectrum cephalosporinases CMY-30 and CMY-42. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2012 0.82
28 Effects of the Val211Gly substitution on molecular dynamics of the CMY-2 cephalosporinase: implications on hydrolysis of expanded-spectrum cephalosporins. Proteins 2011 0.81
29 In vitro activity of tigecycline against 2423 clinical isolates and comparison of the available interpretation breakpoints. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2010 0.81
30 Supplementation of growth media with Zn2+ facilitates detection of VIM-2-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa. J Clin Microbiol 2008 0.75
31 Characterisation of CTX-M-117, a Pro174Gln variant of CTX-M-15 extended-spectrum β-lactamase, from a bovine Escherichia coli isolate. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2012 0.75
32 Klebsiella pneumoniae. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2017 0.75
33 Klebsiella pneumoniae: Virulence, Biofilm and Antimicrobial Resistance. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2017 0.75