Publications by authors named "Georgios Panayiotakopoulos"

Article Synopsis
  • - The study analyzed 1,122 SARS-CoV-2-infected patients to examine the link between upper respiratory tract (URT) viral loads, host factors, and disease severity.
  • - Results showed that patients with high viral loads were generally older, had more comorbidities, experienced more severe symptoms, and had longer ICU stays and intubation times compared to those with moderate or low viral loads.
  • - The findings suggest that measuring URT viral load can help identify patients at greater risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19.
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Campylobacter species are well-recognized common causes of gastrointestinal infections. While Campylobacter jejuni is probably the most common Campylobacter isolated in humans, Campylobacter fetus is rather infrequent and mostly related with bacteraemia. Even on such occasions, it seems that immunocompetent individuals are spared.

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