Publications by authors named "E Priavali"
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- A study in Greece investigated an outbreak of NDM-1-producing Enterobacter cloacae complex over six years, finding 90 clinical isolates that were resistant to carbapenems.
- Molecular analysis revealed that over half of the isolates (52.2%) carried the bla gene responsible for resistance, primarily clustering into a single sequence type (ST182).
- Further examination indicated that these isolates carried additional resistance genes and were associated with a specific plasmid structure, although attempts to transfer resistance through conjugation were unsuccessful.
This study aims to report an acute dacryocystitis associated with infection. The patient's medical records and laboratory were thoroughly assessed. A thorough literature search was performed in PubMed database.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChanges in hospitals' daily practice due to COVID-19 pandemic may have an impact on antimicrobial resistance (AMR). We aimed to assess this possible impact as captured by the Greek Electronic System for the Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance (WHONET-Greece). Routine susceptibility data of 17,837 Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacterial isolates from blood and respiratory specimens of hospitalized patients in nine COVID-19 tertiary hospitals were used in order to identify potential differences in AMR trends in the last three years, divided into two periods, January 2018-March 2020 and April 2020-March 2021.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe emergence of carbapenemase (KPC) nosocomial outbreaks related to specific gene variants dictates the need for applicable diagnostic methods for allele discrimination. We report here a simple method of allele recognition based on a combination of endonuclease digestion analysis and PCR amplification using unique primers. isolates carrying the gene were tested.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Surgical site infections (SSIs) are associated with protracted hospitalisation, antibiotics administration, and increased morbidity and mortality. This work investigated the incidence rate of SSIs in the Department of General Surgery at the University Hospital of Ioannina, Greece, the associated risk factors and pathogens responsible.
Method: In this prospective cohort study, patients who underwent elective procedures under general anaesthesia were enrolled.