Biomarkers and Data Visualization of Insulin Resistance and Metabolic Syndrome: An Applicable Approach.

Type 2 diabetes, prediabetes, and insulin resistance (IR) are widespread yet often undetected in their early stages, contributing to a silent epidemic. Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) is also highly prevalent, increasing the chronic disease burden. Annual check-ups are inadequate for early detection due to conventional result formats that lack specific markers and comprehensive visualization.

Clonal dissemination and resistance genes among in a Greek University Hospital during a four-year period.

Treatment of infections comprises of sulfamethoxazole/tripethoprim (SXT) or fluoroquinolones. We investigated antimicrobial resistance, presence of resistance genes (, ) and clonal dissemination in from a university hospital. Among 62 isolates, 45 (73%) represented infection.

Persistent Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcal Bacteremia in Neonates: Clinical, Microbiological Characteristics and Changes within a Decade.

Atypical outbreaks of persistent bacteremias, defined as three or more consecutive positive blood cultures with the same species, at least 48 h apart, have been reported in neonatal intensive-care units (NICUs). Our aim was to describe the profile of these cases in our NICU over a two-year period with the objective of assessing possible changes within a decade. Demographics, clinical and microbiological data were recorded for all bacteremias in our tertiary NICU during 2016-2017 and compared with the results of the same study in 2006-2007.

Predominance of community-associated, methicillin-susceptible infections among hospitalized children and adolescents.

infections cause significant morbidity and mortality in children and adolescents. There is limited data on the characteristics of infections requiring hospitalization in childhood.To investigate the molecular epidemiology and antibiotic resistance of clinical isolates from children and adolescents.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus transmission and hospital-acquired bacteremia in a neonatal intensive care unit in Greece.

Background: Staphylococcus aureus is a common pathogen causing hospital acquired infections (HAIs) in neonates. In this study, the epidemiology of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) colonization and infections in a 30-bed, level III university-affiliated neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) located in a children's hospital was retrospectively investigated for the period 2014-2018.