Resistance to imipenem and meropenem was observed in 211 (16.5%) isolates of
Pseudomonas aeruginosa recovered in a Greek university hospital during 1996 to 1998. In six …

Objectives KPC-possessing Klebsiella pneumoniae have been found to be widespread in
several regions but are still rarely detected in Europe. We describe the characteristics of an …

The rapid expansion of Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates exhibiting resistance to
carbapenems and most or all available antibiotics during the last decade is a worrying evolution…

Background The best available treatment against carbapenemase-producing
Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) is unknown. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of …

Antibiotic combinations including tigecycline have not been studied against Klebsiella
pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing pathogens. Tigecycline alone and combined with …

The fractional inhibitory concentration (FIC) index range of 0.5 to 4 that is commonly used to
define additivity results in no interactions in most combination studies of antifungal agents. …

Background The increasing frequency of class A KPC enzymes and class B metallo-β-lactamases
(MBLs) among Enterobacteriaceae as well as their possible co-production makes …

Single-locus bla OXA-51-like sequence-based typing (SBT) was evaluated for its ability to
determine correctly sequence types (STs) in Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates, in …

Objectives The aim of the present study was to measure serum and follicular fluid 25-OH
vitamin D and glucose levels in women who underwent IVF-ET treatment and to further …

In a previous nationwide study in Greece, OXA-58 was the sole carbapenemase present
among carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) isolated between 2000 and …