Publications by authors named "E Malli"
Background: The surveillance of emm types and macrolide susceptibility of group A streptococcus (GAS) in various areas and time periods enhances the understanding of the epidemiology of GAS infections and may guide treatment strategies and the formulation of type-specific vaccines. Greece has emerged as a country with high macrolide use. However, studies suggest a gradual reduction in macrolide consumption after 2007.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFData on the effectiveness of ceftazidime-avibactam (CAZ-AVI) in critically ill, mechanically ventilated patients are limited. The present retrospective observational cohort study, which was conducted in two general intensive care units (ICUs) in central Greece, compared critically ill, mechanically ventilated patients suffering from carbapenem-resistant (CRE) infections receiving CAZ-AVI to patients who received appropriate available antibiotic therapy. Clinical and microbiological outcomes and safety issues were evaluated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe present study assessed the performance of Rapid Polymyxin™ NP test to detect colistin resistance directly from 132 blood cultures found positive for Enterobacterales by FilmArray. Additionally, colistin MICs of isolated microorganisms were determined by the commercial broth microdilution method ComASP™ Colistin, used as the gold standard comparator. The Rapid Polymyxin™ NP test correctly detected all colistin-resistant isolates.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIncC bla-positive plasmid characterised from ST648 Escherichia coli.
J Glob Antimicrob Resist
December 2019
Objectives: This study describes the characterisation of type 2 IncC plasmids pC-Ec20-KPC and pC-Ec2-KPC, carrying thebla gene, from two multiresistant Escherichia coli recovered in University Hospital of Larissa (Greece) in 2018.
Methods: E. coli strains Ec-2Lar and Ec-20Lar were recovered from rectal swabs of two patients during monthly surveillance cultures.