Panayotis T. Tassios

Characterization of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Strains with Decreased Susceptibility to Fluoroquinolones Isolated in Greece from 1996 to 1999

Mavroidi, Angeliki, Tzouvelekis, Leonidas S., Tassios, Panayotis T., Flemetakis, Alexandros, Daniilidou, Maria, Tzelepi, Eva

Of the 331 Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains isolated in Greece from 1996 to 1999, 39 (11.8%) exhibited decreased susceptibility to quinolones due to gyrA and parC mutations. Conventional typing and...

Multicenter Evaluation of Epidemiological Typing of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains by Repetitive-Element PCR Analysis

Deplano, Ariane, Schuermans, Annette, Van Eldere, Johan, Witte, Wolfgang, Meugnier, Hèléne, Etienne, Jerome, ...

Rapid and efficient epidemiologic typing systems would be useful to monitor transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) at both local and interregional levels. To evaluate the...

Multiple Clones within Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhimurium Phage Type DT104

Markogiannakis, Antonis, Tassios, Panayotis T., Lambiri, Maria, Ward, Linda R., Kourea-Kremastinou, Jenny, Legakis, Nicholas J., ...

Six distinct clones were present among Greek multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium phage type DT104, since isolates belonging to resistance phenotypes including the ACSSuT...

Emergence of Multidrug Resistance in Ubiquitous and Dominant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Serogroup O:11

Tassios, Panayotis T., Gennimata, Vassiliki, Maniatis, Anthony N., Fock, Caroline, Legakis, Nicholas J., Group, The Greek Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Study

The serotypes of 88 nonreplicate nosocomial Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from 11 Greek hospitals were studied in relation to their antibiotic susceptibilities. Rates of resistance to β-lactams,...

Multidrug and Broad-Spectrum Cephalosporin Resistance among Salmonella enterica Serotype Enteritidis Clinical Isolates in Southern Italy

Villa, Laura, Mammina, Caterina, Miriagou, Vivi, Tzouvelekis, Leonidas S., Tassios, Panayotis T., Nastasi, Antonino, ...

From 1992 to 1997, only six sporadic isolates of Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis from patients with cases of gastroenteritis in southern Italy exhibited resistance to broad-spectrum...

Evaluation of the Polymorphisms Associated with Tandem Repeats for Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strain Typing

Onteniente, Lucie, Brisse, Sylvain, Tassios, Panayotis T., Vergnaud, Gilles

We report on the development of a scheme for the typing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, multiple-locus variable number of tandem repeat (VNTR) analysis (MLVA). We first evaluated the polymorphisms of 201...

Characterization of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Strains with Decreased Susceptibility to Fluoroquinolones Isolated in Greece from 1996 to 1999

Mavroidi, Angeliki, Tzouvelekis, Leonidas S., Tassios, Panayotis T., Flemetakis, Alexandros, Daniilidou, Maria, Tzelepi, Eva

Of the 331 Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains isolated in Greece from 1996 to 1999, 39 (11.8%) exhibited decreased susceptibility to quinolones due to gyrA and parC mutations. Conventional typing and...

Multicenter Evaluation of Epidemiological Typing of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains by Repetitive-Element PCR Analysis

Deplano, Ariane, Schuermans, Annette, Van Eldere, Johan, Witte, Wolfgang, Meugnier, Hèléne, Etienne, Jerome, ...

Rapid and efficient epidemiologic typing systems would be useful to monitor transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) at both local and interregional levels. To evaluate the...

Multiple Clones within Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhimurium Phage Type DT104

Markogiannakis, Antonis, Tassios, Panayotis T., Lambiri, Maria, Ward, Linda R., Kourea-Kremastinou, Jenny, Legakis, Nicholas J., ...

Six distinct clones were present among Greek multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium phage type DT104, since isolates belonging to resistance phenotypes including the ACSSuT...

Emergence of Multidrug Resistance in Ubiquitous and Dominant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Serogroup O:11

Tassios, Panayotis T., Gennimata, Vassiliki, Maniatis, Anthony N., Fock, Caroline, Legakis, Nicholas J., Group, The Greek Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Study

The serotypes of 88 nonreplicate nosocomial Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from 11 Greek hospitals were studied in relation to their antibiotic susceptibilities. Rates of resistance to β-lactams,...

Multidrug and Broad-Spectrum Cephalosporin Resistance among Salmonella enterica Serotype Enteritidis Clinical Isolates in Southern Italy

Villa, Laura, Mammina, Caterina, Miriagou, Vivi, Tzouvelekis, Leonidas S., Tassios, Panayotis T., Nastasi, Antonino, ...

From 1992 to 1997, only six sporadic isolates of Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis from patients with cases of gastroenteritis in southern Italy exhibited resistance to broad-spectrum...

Evaluation of the Polymorphisms Associated with Tandem Repeats for Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strain Typing

Onteniente, Lucie, Brisse, Sylvain, Tassios, Panayotis T., Vergnaud, Gilles

We report on the development of a scheme for the typing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, multiple-locus variable number of tandem repeat (VNTR) analysis (MLVA). We first evaluated the polymorphisms of 201...

Evaluation of Molecular Typing Methods in Characterizing a European Collection of Epidemic Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains: the HARMONY Collection▿

Cookson, Barry D., Robinson, D. Ashley, Monk, Alastair B., Murchan, Stephen, Deplano, Ariane, De Ryck, Rafaël, ...

We analyzed a representative sample of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from 11 European countries (referred to as the HARMONY collection) using three molecular typing methods used...

Enterobacteriaceae Bloodstream Infections: Presence of Integrons, Risk Factors, and Outcome▿

Daikos, George L., Kosmidis, Chris, Tassios, Panayotis T., Petrikkos, George, Vasilakopoulou, Alexandra, Psychogiou, Mina, ...

A prospective observational study was conducted to identify factors associated with bloodstream infections (BSIs) caused by integron-carrying Enterobacteriaceae and to evaluate the clinical...