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Vivi Miriagou

Researcher, Hellenic Pasteur Institute
Verified email at pasteur.gr
Cited by 9441

Carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections: lowering mortality by antibiotic combination schemes and the role of carbapenems

…, I Stefanou, V Sypsa, V Miriagou… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strains (CP-Kps) are currently among
the most important nosocomial pathogens. An observational study was conducted during …

Imipenem Resistance in a Salmonella Clinical Strain Due to Plasmid-Mediated Class A Carbapenemase KPC-2

V Miriagou, LS Tzouvelekis, S Rossiter… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2003 - Am Soc Microbiol
A Salmonella enterica serotype Cubana isolate exhibiting resistance to most β-lactam antibiotics,
including oxyimino-cephalosporins and imipenem, was isolated from a 4-year-old boy …

An update of the evolving epidemic of blaKPC-2-carrying Klebsiella pneumoniae in Greece (2009–10)

…, CC Papagiannitsis, V Miriagou… - Journal of …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Objectives To follow the epidemic of KPC-2-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Greece.
Methods KPC-2-producing isolates (n = 378) were collected during January 2009–April 2010 …

Metallo-β-lactamases as emerging resistance determinants in Gram-negative pathogens: open issues

…, R Koncan, B Libisch, F Luzzaro, V Miriagou… - International journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
The rapid spread of acquired metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs) among major Gram-negative
pathogens is a matter of particular concern worldwide and primarily in Europe, one of first …

[HTML][HTML] Replicon typing of plasmids encoding resistance to newer β-lactams

A Carattoli, V Miriagou, A Bertini, A Loli… - Emerging infectious …, 2006 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Polymerase chain reaction–based replicon typing represents a novel method to describe
the dissemination and follow the evolution of resistance plasmids. We used this approach to …

Escherichia coli with a Self-Transferable, Multiresistant Plasmid Coding for Metallo-β-Lactamase VIM-1

V Miriagou, E Tzelepi, D Gianneli… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2003 - Am Soc Microbiol
An Escherichia coli strain exhibiting decreased susceptibility to carbapenems was isolated
from a hospitalized patient in Greece. The strain carried a self-transferable plasmid coding for …

An Ertapenem-Resistant Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Clone Carries a Novel OmpK36 Porin Variant

A García-Fernández, V Miriagou… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae caused an outbreak in a hospital in Rome,
Italy. The clinical isolates were tested by antimicrobial susceptibility testing, pulsed-field gel …

[HTML][HTML] Europe-wide expansion and eradication of multidrug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae lineages: a genomic surveillance study

…, C Bébéar, F Lot, S Buder, K Jansen, V Miriagou… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Genomic surveillance using quality-assured whole-genome sequencing (WGS)
together with epidemiological and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) data is essential to …

Multilocus sequence typing of IncN plasmids

…, A Moodley, H Hasman, V Miriagou… - Journal of …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Incompatibility group N (IncN) plasmids have been associated with the
dissemination of antimicrobial resistance and are a major vehicle for the spread of bla VIM-1 in …

Emergence of an inhibitor-resistant beta-lactamase (SHV-10) derived from an SHV-5 variant

EE Prinarakis, V Miriagou, E Tzelepi… - Antimicrobial agents …, 1997 - Am Soc Microbiol
An inhibitor-resistant beta-lactamase (SHV-10), derived from an SHV-5 variant (SHV-9), was
found in an Escherichia coli clinical isolate. In SHV-10, Ser-130 was replaced by Gly. The …