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Mycobacterium iranicum sp. nov., a rapidly growing scotochromogenic species isolated from clinical specimens on three different continents by Shojaei, Hasan, Daley, Charles, Gitti, Zoe, Hashemi, Abodolrazagh, Heidarieh, Parvin, Moore, Edward R B, Naser, Abass Daei, Russo, Cristina, van Ingen, Jakko, Tortoli, Enrico

“…The isolation and characterization of a novel, rapidly growing, scotochromogenic mycobacterial species is reported. Eight independent strains were isolated…”
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Isolation of Mycobacterium kumamotonense from a patient with pulmonary infection and latent tuberculosis by Kontos, Fanourios, Mavromanolakis, Dimitrios Nikitas, Zande, Marina Chari, Gitti, Zoe Georgios

“…Mycobacterium kumamotonense is a novel, slow-growing non-chromogenic nontuberculous mycobacterium, which belongs to Mycobacterium terrae complex. We report,…”
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Mycobacterium heraklionense sp. nov.: A case series by NEONAKIS, IOANNIS K, SPANDIDOS, DEMETRIOS A, GITTI, ZOE

“…Mycobacterium heraklionense sp. nov. (M. heraklionense) is a novel non-tuberculous mycobacterium belonging to the Mycobacterium terrae complex that has…”
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Evaluation of GenoType Mycobacteria Direct Assay in Comparison with Gen-Probe Mycobacterium tuberculosis Amplified Direct Test and GenoType MTBDRplus for Direct Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in Clinical Samples by Neonakis, Ioannis K, Gitti, Zoe, Baritaki, Stavroula, Petinaki, Efi, Baritaki, Maria, Spandidos, Demetrios A

“…Three molecular assays were evaluated for the direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex bacteria in 125 respiratory and 22 nonrespiratory samples…”
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Use of the GenoType Mycobacterium CM and AS Assays To Analyze 76 Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Isolates from Greece by Gitti, Zoe, Neonakis, Ioannis, Fanti, Garyfallia, Kontos, Fanourios, Maraki, Sofia, Tselentis, Yiannis

“…Seventy-six nontuberculous mycobacterial isolates obtained from patients living in Greece were analyzed with the GenoType Mycobacterium CM (for common…”
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Miliary tuberculosis with no pulmonary involvement in myelodysplastic syndromes: a curable, yet rarely diagnosed, disease: case report and review of the literature by Neonakis, Ioannis K, Alexandrakis, Michael G, Gitti, Zoe, Tsirakis, George, Krambovitis, Elias, Spandidos, Demetrios A

“…Although tuberculosis is not uncommon among patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), only a few reports of such patients suffering from miliary…”
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Genital tuberculosis in a tamoxifen-treated postmenopausal woman with breast cancer and bloody vaginal discharge by Neonakis, Ioannis, Mantadakis, Elpis, Gitti, Zoe, Mitrouska, Ioanna, Manidakis, Louis George, Maraki, Sofia, Samonis, George

“…Female genital tuberculosis is an uncommon disease that is rarely diagnosed in developed countries. A 61-year-old postmenopausal woman who had undergone…”
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Survey of 150 strains belonging to the Mycobacterium terrae complex and description of Mycobacterium engbaekii sp. nov., Mycobacterium heraklionense sp. nov. and Mycobacterium longobardum sp. nov by Tortoli, Enrico, Gitti, Zoe, Klenk, Hans-Peter, Lauria, Stefania, Mannino, Roberta, Mantegani, Paola, Mariottini, Alessandro, Neonakis, Ioannis

“…A thorough phenotypic and genotypic analysis of 150 strains belonging to the Mycobacterium terrae complex resulted in the identification of a number of…”
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Clinical significance and antibiotic susceptibilities of nontuberculous mycobacteria from patients in Crete, Greece by Gitti, Zoe, Mantadakis, Elpis, Maraki, Sofia, Samonis, George

“…To describe the clinical significance and antibiotic susceptibilities of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) isolated from patients in Crete, Greece between…”
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Molecular diagnostic tools in mycobacteriology by Neonakis, Ioannis K., Gitti, Zoe, Krambovitis, Elias, Spandidos, Demetrios A.

“…Although the diagnosis of mycobacteriosis and susceptibility testing are still primarily based on conventional methods (staining, culture, biochemical…”
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GenoType® MTBDRplus compared with conventional drug-susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a low-resistance locale by Gitti, Zoe, Mantadakis, Elpis, Maraki, Sofia, Samonis, George

“…To determine the diagnostic accuracy of Geno Type® MTBDRplus compared with conventional proportional method (PM) drug susceptibility testing (DST) for…”
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Mycobacterium europaeum sp. nov., a scotochromogenic species related to the Mycobacterium simiae complex by TORTOLI, Enrico, BÖTTGER, Erik C, PECORARI, Monica, RUMPIANESI, Fabio, FABIO, Anna, FALSEN, Enevold, GITTI, Zoe, GROTTOLA, Antonella, KLENK, Hans-Peter, MANNINO, Roberta, MARIOTTINI, Alessandro, MESSINO, Massimino

“…Four strains isolated in the last 15 years were revealed to be identical in their 16S rRNA gene sequences to MCRO19, the sequence of which was deposited in…”
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Evaluation of GenoType Mycobacteria Direct Assay in Comparison with Gen-Probe Mycobacterium tuberculosis Amplified Direct Test and GenoType MTBDR plus for Direct Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in Clinical Samples by Neonakis, Ioannis K., Gitti, Zoe, Baritaki, Stavroula, Petinaki, Efi, Baritaki, Maria, Spandidos, Demetrios A.

“…Three molecular assays were evaluated for the direct detection of Mycobacterium t uberculosis complex bacteria in 125 respiratory and 22 nonrespiratory…”
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Antimicrobial susceptibility of Gram-positive cocci isolated from patients with conjunctivitis and keratitis in Crete, Greece by Mantadakis, Elpis, Maraki, Sofia, Michailidis, Lambros, Gitti, Zoe, Pallikaris, Ioannis G, Samonis, George

“…Purpose To assess the in vitro susceptibility of Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) ocular isolates to…”
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Report of 2 indigenous cases of leprosy from a European country: use of polymerase chain reaction–restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of hsp65 gene for identification of Mycobacterium leprae directly from a clinical sample by Neonakis, Ioannis K, Gitti, Zoe, Kontos, Fanourios, Baritaki, Stavroula, Zerva, Loukia, Krambovitis, Elias, Spandidos, Demetrios A

“…Abstract In this article, we report on 2 indigenous cases of leprosy detected in a European country. We also report on the use of polymerase chain…”
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Evaluation of the fully automated Bactec MGIT 960 system for the susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to first-line drugs: a multicenter study by Kontos, Fanourios, Maniati, Maria, Costopoulos, Christos, Gitti, Zoe, Nicolaou, Stavroula, Petinaki, Efymia, Anagnostou, Spyridoula, Tselentis, Ioannis, Maniatis, Antonios N.

“…The accuracy of the Bactec MGIT 960 system for susceptibility testing of 177 clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to first line drugs (isoniazid,…”
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Review of Pasteurella multocida Infections over a Twelve-Year Period in a Tertiary Care Hospital by Christidou, Athanasia, Maraki, Sofia, Gitti, Zoe, Tselentis, Yiannis

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Multicenter evaluation of the fully automated Bactec MGIT 960 system for susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to pyrazinamide: comparison with the radiometric Bactec 460TB system by Kontos, Fanourios, Nicolaou, Stavroula, Kostopoulos, Christos, Gitti, Zoe, Petinaki, Efthymia, Maniati, Maria, Anagnostou, Spyridoula, Raftopoulou, Aikaterini, Papageorgiou, Panagiota, Scrioubellou, Aggeliki, Tselentis, Ioannis, Maniatis, Antonios N.

“…One hundred and fifty clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis were tested for susceptibility to pyrazinamide using the fully automated Bactec MGIT 960…”
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Combined use of the fully automated Bactec MGIT 960 System and a PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis for routine detection and identification of mycobacteria from clinical samples by Kontos, Fanourios, Petinaki, Efthymia, Gitti, Zoe, Costopoulos, Christos, Anagnostou, Spyridoula, Tselentis, Ioannis, Maniatis, Antonios N

“…The combined use of Bactec MGIT 960 system and a PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) analysis was assessed for the rapid detection and…”
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Mycobacterial species diversity at a general hospital on the island of Crete: First detection of Mycobacterium lentiflavum in Greece by Neonakis, Ioannis K., Gitti, Zoe, Kourbeti, Irene S., Michelaki, Helen, Baritaki, Maria, Alevraki, Georgia, Papadomanolaki, Evangelia, Tsafaraki, Ekaterini, Tsouri, Anna, Baritaki, Stavroula, Krambovitis, Elias, Spandidos, Demetrios A.

“…The objective of the present study was to investigate the diversity of mycobacterial isolates in a general hospital in Crete, Greece. 48 positive…”
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