Epidemiology and antifungal susceptibility patterns of Candida isolates from Greek women with vulvovaginal candidiasis.

Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is a common infection of the genital tract affecting millions of women worldwide. Data on epidemiological trends of VVC in Greece are scarce. This study was undertaken to evaluate the prevalence of VVC among symptomatic women in Crete, Greece, identify the Candida species involved and determine their susceptibility to antifungals.

Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of Ureaplasma species and Mycoplasma hominis in Greek female outpatients, 2012-2016.

Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma species are opportunistic pathogens associated with urogenital infections, complications during pregnancy and postpartum infections. Appropriate empirical antimicrobial treatment is necessary to achieve an optimal therapeutic outcome. This study evaluated the prevalence and the antimicrobial susceptibility of Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma spp.

Preseason preparation training and endothelial function in elite professional soccer players.

Aim: To examine whether a high volume of soccer-specific training can lead to endothelial activation and/or dysfunction in professional soccer players due to exercise-induced oxidative stress.

Methods: Twenty-three (15 nonsmokers and eight smokers) healthy, elite male professional soccer players (mean age: 25.2±4.

Activated Protein C-Resistance Determination and Vascular Access Thrombosis in Populations with High Prevalence of Factor V Leiden.

Background/aims: Factor V Leiden heterozygosity occurs in 3-8% of the general European and US populations. Activated protein C resistance (APC-R)--a non-molecular laboratory test--can efficiently demonstrate the presence of this mutation and can be performed on most coagulation analyzers. On the other hand, fistula or graft thrombosis is a common and costly complication in hemodialysis patients.

Susceptibility of 2,252 Pseudomonas aeruginosa Clinical Isolates Over 4 Years to 9 Antimicrobials in a Tertiary Greek Hospital.

Background: We determined the antimicrobial resistance of and changes over time in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from hospitalized patients over the period of 2010-2013, in relation to the patient setting and clinical specimen origin, in a tertiary Greek hospital.

Methods: All P. aeruginosa isolates collected from patients with nosocomial infections were processed and cultured according to routine methods.

Nocardial infection in Crete, Greece: review of fifteen cases from 2003 to 2007.

During a 5-y period (2003 - 2007), nocardial infections were diagnosed in 15 patients admitted to the University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Nine patients (60%) had 1 or more underlying conditions predisposing to nocardiosis. The skin was involved in 10 cases, followed by the lung in 4.

A 7-year survey of dermatophytoses in Crete, Greece.

Dermatophytoses are of worldwide distribution. Epidemiological studies concerning dermatophyte infections have been performed in many countries and differences in the incidence and the aetiological agents have been reported in different geographical locations. This study was undertaken to investigate the prevailing species of dermatophytes in the island of Crete, Greece, and their pattern of infection during a 7-year period (1997-2003).

Primary lymphocutaneous nocardiosis in an immunocompetent patient.

Background: Nocardia brasiliensis is a rare human pathogen usually associated with localized cutaneous infections.

Case Presentation: We report a case of primary lymphocutaneous Nocardia brasiliensis infection developed after a bone fracture of the left hand of an otherwise healthy 32-year-old man. Treatment with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole given for a total of three months combined with surgical debridement resulted in complete resolution of the infection.