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Dimitrios Papaventsis

Biopathologist/Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Microbiologist, Medical Director
Verified email at sotiria.gr
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[HTML][HTML] Whole genome sequencing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis for detection of drug resistance: a systematic review

D Papaventsis, N Casali, I Kontsevaya… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objectives We conducted a systematic review to determine the diagnostic accuracy of whole
genome sequencing (WGS) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis for the detection of resistance to …

The geographic diversity of nontuberculous mycobacteria isolated from pulmonary samples: an NTM-NET collaborative study

…, N Morcillo, K Morimoto, D Papaventsis… - European …, 2013 - Eur Respiratory Soc
… The review by Marras and Daley adds more historical published data and is not a survey.
Still, both showed the predominance of MAC isolation worldwide, together with the …

Cepheid GeneXpert MTB/RIF assay for Mycobacterium tuberculosis detection and rifampin resistance identification in patients with substantial clinical indications of …

P Ioannidis, D Papaventsis, S Karabela… - Journal of clinical …, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
The GeneXpert MTB/RIF assay was evaluated with microscopically negative and positive
pulmonary and extrapulmonary specimens from patients with substantial clinical indications for …

[HTML][HTML] Inventory study of non-tuberculous mycobacteria in the European Union

…, T Kummik, H Soini, E Richter, D Papaventsis… - BMC infectious …, 2014 - Springer
Background Since non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) disease is not notifiable in most
European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) countries, the epidemiological …

Diagnosis of tuberculosis and drug resistance: what can new tools bring us?[State of the art series. New tools. Number 1 in the series]

…, Y Balabanova, D Bang, D Papaventsis - … of tuberculosis and …, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
This is an exciting time for tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics. The technology for rapid diagnosis
of TB and rifampicin (RMP) resistance in pulmonary sputum smear-positive specimens is …

Viral agents of acute gastroenteritis in hospitalized children in Greece

…, C Gartzonika, D Papaventsis… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
A 6‐year study of stool samples from 4604 children hospitalized for acute gastroenteritis
was conducted to investigate the role of enteric viruses as a cause of gastroenteritis in north‐…

[HTML][HTML] Isoniazid (INH) mono-resistance and tuberculosis (TB) treatment success: analysis of European surveillance data, 2002 to 2014

…, D Papaventsis, I Solovic, D van Soolingen… - …, 2019 - eurosurveillance.org
Introduction: Isoniazid (INH) is an essential drug for tuberculosis (TB) treatment. Resistance
to INH may increase the likelihood of negative treatment outcome. Aim: We aimed to …

Cryptosporidium species causing acute diarrhoea in children in Antananarivo, Madagascar

M Areeshi, W Dove, D Papaventsis… - Annals of Tropical …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
A 13-month study of children presenting with acute diarrhoeal disease at hospitals and
rehydration clinics in Antananarivo, Madagascar, was undertaken between May 2004 and May …

[HTML][HTML] Norovirus infection in children with acute gastroenteritis, Madagascar, 2004–2005

DC Papaventsis, W Dove, NA Cunliffe… - Emerging infectious …, 2007 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… Dr Papaventsis is an honorary clinical lecturer in medical microbiology and genitourinary
medicine, Department of Host Defense and Infection, Faculty of Medicine, University of …

Trends in the epidemiology of childhood tuberculosis in Greece

…, N Spyridis, P Prasad, D Papaventsis… - … of tuberculosis and …, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
SETTING: A hospital referral center for childhood tuberculosis (TB).OBJECTIVE: To evaluate
the epidemiological and clinical features of childhood TB in the Greater Athens area in the …