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Excess mortality due to pandrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections in hospitalized patients by Karakonstantis, S., Gikas, A., Astrinaki, E., Kritsotakis, E.I.

“…Pandrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (PDRAB) is increasingly being reported as a nosocomial pathogen worldwide, but determining its clinical impact is…”
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Controversies in guidelines for the control of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in EU countries by Otter, J.A., Mutters, N.T., Tacconelli, E., Gikas, A., Holmes, A.H.

“…The various guidelines that are available for multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria are useful, and contain broad areas of agreement. However, there are…”
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Predominance of international clone 2 OXA-23-producing- Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates in Greece, 2015: results of a nationwide study by Pournaras, Spyros, Dafopoulou, Konstantina, Del Franco, Mariateresa, Zarkotou, Olympia, Dimitroulia, Evangelia, Protonotariou, Efi, Poulou, Aggeliki, Zarrilli, Raffaele, Tsakris, Athanasios

“…Highlights • Greece has the highest rate of carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii (CRAB) in Europe. • Of the 194 CRAB isolates tested, the vast majority (98.5%)…”
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Emergence of pan-resistance in KPC-2 carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Crete, Greece: a close call by Bathoorn, E, Tsioutis, C, da Silva Voorham, J M, Scoulica, E V, Ioannidou, E, Zhou, K, Rossen, J W, Gikas, A, Friedrich, A W, Grundmann, H

“…KPC-2-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (KPC-KP) ST258 has been rapidly expanding and is often associated with serious nosocomial infections. Last-line…”
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Gram-negative bacteria as emerging pathogens affecting mortality in skin and soft tissue infections by Ioannou, P, Tsagkaraki, E, Athanasaki, A, Tsioutis, C, Gikas, A

“…Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) are commonly encountered in clinical practice and mainly caused by gram-positive cocci such as and β-hemolytic…”
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Comment on “Lessons for Monetary Policy from the Euro-Area Crisis” by Hardouvelis, Gikas A.

“…•A proper EMU banking union will take a long time to materialize.•The fragmentation of interest rates across EMU countries thwarts monetary policy.•Individual…”
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EMU and European Stock Market Integration by Hardouvelis, Gikas A., Malliaropulos, Dimitrios, Priestley, Richard

“…The launch of the single currency in Europe in January 1999 was preceded by a period of regulatory harmonization, convergence in bond yields and inflation…”
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The Term Structure as a Predictor of Real Economic Activity by ESTRELLA, ARTURO, HARDOUVELIS, GIKAS A.

“…A positive slope of the yield curve is associated with a future increase in real economic activity: consumption (nondurables plus services), consumer durables,…”
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Surveillance of antibiotic use in hospitals: methods, trends and targets by Kritsotakis, E.I., Gikas, A.

“…A standardised antibiotic surveillance system is an essential requirement of all antibiotic control strategies. Antibiotic use can be quantified accurately…”
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Infections by pandrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria: clinical profile, therapeutic management, and outcome in a series of 21 patients by Tsioutis, C, Kritsotakis, E. I, Maraki, S, Gikas, A

“…Clinical reports on infections by pandrug-resistant (PDR) bacteria are scarce. This observational case series study was conducted during a 2-year period at a…”
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The dynamic relationship between antibiotic use and the incidence of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus: time-series modelling of 7-year surveillance data in a tertiary-care hospital by Kritsotakis, E.I., Christidou, A., Roumbelaki, M., Tselentis, Y., Gikas, A.

“…The role of antibiotics in the epidemiology of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) has been studied extensively, but controversies remain as to which, and…”
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The Asymmetric Relation between Initial Margin Requirements and Stock Market Volatility across Bull and Bear Markets by Hardouvelis, Gikas A., Theodossiou, Panayiotis

“…Higher initial margin requirements are associated with lower subsequent stock market volatility during normal and bull periods, but show no relationship during…”
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Mediterranean spotted fever in crete, Greece: clinical and therapeutic data of 15 consecutive patients by Germanakis, A, Psaroulaki, A, Gikas, A, Tselentis, Y

“…The clinical, epidemiological, and therapeutic aspects of 15 patients with Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF), admitted to the Internal Medicine Department of…”
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Device-associated infections in the intensive care units of Cyprus: results of the first national incidence study by Gikas, A, Roumbelaki, M, Bagatzouni-Pieridou, D, Alexandrou, M, Zinieri, V, Dimitriadis, I, Kritsotakis, E. I

“…Background Surveillance of healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) has become an integral part of infection control programs in several countries, especially…”
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Q fever endocarditis in Greece: report of five cases by Kokkini, S., Kofteridis, D., Psaroulaki, A., Sipsas, N., Tsiodras, S., Giannitsiotiand, E., Gikas, A.

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First evidence of Anaplasma infection in Crete, Greece. Report of six human cases by Chochlakis, D., Psaroulaki, A., Kokkini, S., Kostanatis, S., Arkalati, E., Karagrannaki, E., Tsiatis, K., Tselentis, Y., Gikas, A.

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Acute anaplasmosis in humans in Cyprus by Psaroulaki, A., Chochlakis, D., Ioannou, I., Florentia, A., Gikas, A., Tselentis, Y.

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Murine typhus in Cyprus : 21 paediatric cases by KOLIOU, M, PSAROULAKI, A, GEORGIOU, C, IOANNOU, I, TSELENTIS, Y, GIKAS, A

“…The aim of this article is to present the manifestations of Rickettsia typhi infection in childhood. Twenty-one children under 15 years of age were…”
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Prevalence trends for myocardial infarction and conventional risk factors among Greek adults (2002–06) by Gikas, A., Sotiropoulos, A., Panagiotakos, D., Pastromas, V., Papazafiropoulou, A., Pappas, S.

“…Aim: To examine trends in the prevalence of myocardial infarction (MI) and conventional risk factors in Greek adults between 2002 and 2006. Design: Repeated…”
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The impact of EMU on the equity cost of capital by Hardouvelis, Gikas A., Malliaropulos, Dimitrios, Priestley, Richard

“…This paper shows that during the 1990s the process of gradual economic and monetary integration, which eventually led to EMU, also resulted in a reduction in…”
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