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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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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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Emergence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in a tertiary hospital in Crete, Greece: a cluster of cases and prevalence study on intestinal colonisation by Christidou, A., Gikas, A., Scoulica, E., Pediaditis, J., Roumbelaki, M., Georgiladakis, A., Tselentis, Y.

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of five consecutive cases of infection with vancomycin-resistant…”
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A nosocomial, foodborne outbreak of Salmonella Enterica serovar Enteritidis in a University hospital in Greece: the importance of establishing HACCP systems in hospital catering by Gikas, A, Kritsotakis, E.I, Maraki, S, Roumbelaki, M, Babalis, D, Scoulica, E, Panoulis, C, Saloustros, E, Kontopodis, E, Samonis, G, Tselentis, Y

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Repeated multi-centre prevalence surveys of hospital-acquired infection in Greek hospitals by Gikas, A., Pediaditis, I., Roumbelaki, M., Troulakis, G., Romanos, J., Tselentis, Y., CICNet

“…Three prevalence studies for the estimation of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) were carried out in eight Greek hospitals on an annual basis during the…”
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Prevalence, incidence burden, and clinical impact of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial resistance: a national prevalent cohort study in acute care hospitals in Greece by Kritsotakis, Evangelos I, Kontopidou, Flora, Astrinaki, Eirini, Roumbelaki, Maria, Ioannidou, Eleni, Gikas, Achilles

“…Assessing the overall burden of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) is challenging, but imperative in evaluating the cost-effectiveness of infection…”
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Antibiotic use and the risk of carbapenem-resistant extended-spectrum-{beta}-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae infection in hospitalized patients: results of a double case-control study by Kritsotakis, Evangelos I, Tsioutis, Constantinos, Roumbelaki, Maria, Christidou, Athanasia, Gikas, Achilleas

“…To identify the roles of various antibiotics as risk factors for carbapenem-resistant extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (KP)…”
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Epidemiology and Molecular Analysis of Intestinal Colonization by Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in Greek Hospitals by Gikas, Achilleas, Christidou, Athanasia, Scoulica, Efstathia, Nikolaidis, Paulos, Skoutelis, Athanasios, Levidiotou, Stamatina, Kartali, Sofia, Maltezos, Efstratios, Metalidis, Simeon, Kioumis, John, Haliotis, George, Dima, Sofia, Roumbelaki, Maria, Papageorgiou, Nikoleta, Kritsotakis, Evangelos I, Tselentis, Yannis

“…From 1,246 specimens collected from 13 Greek hospitals, 266 vancomycin-resistant enterococci strains were isolated from 255 patients (20.5%). The VanA…”
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Prevalence of Nosocomial Infections After Surgery in Greek Hospitals: Results of Two Nationwide Surveys by Gikas, Achilleas, Roumbelaki, Maria, Pediaditis, John, Nikolaidis, Pavlos, Levidiotou, Stamatina, Kartali, Sofia, Kioumis, John, Maltezos, Efstratios, Metalidis, Symeon, Anevlavis, Eleftherios, Haliotis, George, Kolibiris, Hariton, Tselentis, Yiannis

“…To determine the frequency and type of nosocomial infections (NIs) (especially surgical-site infections [SSIs]), risk factors, and the type and duration of…”
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Repeated multi-centre prevalence surveys of hospital-acquired infection in Greek hospitals. CICNet. Cretan Infection Control Network by Gikas, A, Pediaditis, I, Roumbelaki, M, Troulakis, G, Romanos, J, Tselentis, Y

“…Three prevalence studies for the estimation of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) were carried out in eight Greek hospitals on an annual basis during the…”
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