Clonal distribution and molecular characterization of isolated strains in Chania and Heraklion, Crete.

Aim: This study investigates the demographic distribution, antibiotic resistance profiles, and molecular characteristics of infections.

Methods: The study was carried out in 141 patients, 60.4% male, in patients from Chania and Heraklion, Crete.

A Comparative Analysis of MRSA: Epidemiology and Antibiotic Resistance in Greece and Romania.

This study provides a comparative analysis of 243 Methicillin-resistant (MRSA) isolated strains from Greece and Romania, focusing on their epidemiology and antibiotic resistance patterns. Laboratory procedures included phenotypic and automated identification methods, susceptibility testing, DNA isolation, and PCR for detecting antibiotic resistance genes (, ). Our study results show significant regional differences.

Examining the Prevalence and Antibiotic Susceptibility of Strains in Hospitals: An Analysis of the Gene and Its Co-Occurrence with Other Virulence Factors.

is a pathogenic bacterium that causesinfections. Its virulence is due to surface components, proteins, virulence genes, , , , and , which are low molecular weight superantigens. are usually encoded by mobile genetic elements, and horizontal gene transfer accounts for their widespread presence in .

Empiric antimicrobial therapy and infectious diarrhea. Do we need local guidelines?

Background: In the management of acute diarrhea, administration of antibiotics may be indicated. Appropriate antimicrobial therapy can shorten illness, reduce morbidity and can be life-saving in invasive infections. Emergence of microbial strains resistant to commonly used antibiotics means that treatment failures may become common.

Mycobacterial species diversity at a general hospital on the island of Crete: first detection of Mycobacterium lentiflavum in Greece.

The objective of the present study was to investigate the diversity of mycobacterial isolates in a general hospital in Crete, Greece. 48 positive Lowenstein-Jensen cultures over a 3-y period were analysed by means of AccuProbe and GenoType assays. Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) comprised the majority of the isolates (56.