PUBLICATIONS (Complete list of publications here)

I. Publications in International peer reviewed journal (from 2002 - present)

1. Karanis P., Papadopoulou C., Kimura A., Economou E., Kourenti C., Sakkas H. (2002). “Cryptosporidium and Giardia in natural, drinking and recreational water of Northwestern Greece”. Acta Hydrochim Hydrobiol, 30 (1): 49 – 58.

2. Papadopoulou C., Economou V., Sakkas H., Gousia P., Giannakopoulos X. ,Dontorou C., Fillioussis G., Gesouli H., Karanis P., Leveidiotou S. (2008) “Microbiological quality of indoor and outdoor swimming pools in Greece: Investigation of the antibiotic resistance of the bacterial isolates”. Int J Hyg Environ Health 211 (3-4): 385-97.

3. Paraschos S., Magiatis P., Gousia P., Economou V., Sakkas H., Papdopoulou C., Skaltsounis A. (2011) “Chemical investigation and antimicrobial properties of mastic water and its major constituents”. Food Chemistry 129 (3): 907-911.

4. Gousia P., Economou V., Sakkas H., Levidiotou S., Papadopoulou C. (2011) “Antimicrobial resistance of major food-borne pathogens from major meat products”. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease 8(1): 1 – 12.

5. Economou V., Gousia P., Kansouzidou A., Sakkas H., Karanis P., Papadopoulou C. (2013) “Prevalence, antimicrobial resistance and relation to indicator and pathogenic microorganisms of Salmonella enterica isolated from surface waters within an agricultural landscape”. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health 216:435-444.

6. Economou V., Zisides N., Gousia P., Petsios S., Sakkas H., Soultos N., Papadopoulou C. (2015) “Prevalence and antimicrobial profile of Campylobacter isolates from free-range and conventional farming chicken meat during a 6-year survey”. Food Control 56:161-168.

7. Liousia M., Gousia P., Economou V., Sakkas H., Papadopoulou C. (2015) “Screening for antibiotic residues in swine and poultry tissues using the STAR test”. International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition and Public Health, 5(2): 173-183.

8. Sakkas H., Gousia P., Economou V., Sakkas V., Petsios S., Papadopoulou C. (2016) “In vitro antimicrobial activity of five essential oils on multidrug resistant Gram-negative clinical isolates”. Journal of Intercultural Ethnopharmacology 5(3):212-218.

9. Sakkas H., Gousia P., Economou V., Petsios S., Papadopoulou C. (2016) “Antifungal activity of four essential oils against Candida clinical isolates”. Asian Journal of Ethnopharmacology and Medicinal Plants 2(1):22-25.

10. Sakkas H., Gartzonika C., Levidiotou S. (2016) “Laboratory diagnosis of human visceral leishmaniasis”. Journal of Vector Borne Diseases 53(1):8-16.

11. Petsios S., Fredriksson M., Sakkas H., Papadopoulou C. (2016) “Conventional and molecular methods used in the detection and subtyping of Yersinia enterocolitica in food”. International Journal of Food Microbiology 237:55-72.

12. Sakkas H., Economou V., Papadopoulou C. (2016) “Zika Virus Infection: Past and present of another emerging vector borne disease” Journal of Vector Borne Diseases 53(4): 305-311.

13. Economou V., Gousia P., Kemenetzi D., Sakkas H., Papadopoulou C. (2017) “Microbial quality and histamine producing microflora analysis of the ice used for fish preservation”. Journal of Food Safety 37(1):e12285.

14. Beltes C., Sakkas H., Economides N., Papadopoulou C. (2017) “Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy using indocyanine green and near-infrared diode laser in reducing Enterococcus faecalis” Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy 17:5-8.

15. Sakkas H., Papadopoulou C. (2017) “Antimicrobial activity of basil, oregano and thyme essential oils” J Microbiol Biotechnol 27(3):429-438.

16. Beltes C., Economides N., Sakkas H., Papadopoulou C., Lambrianidis T. (2017) “Evaluation of Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy Using Indocyanine Green and Near-infrared Diode Laser against Enterococcus faecalis in infected human root canals” Photomedicine and Laser Surgery 35(5):264-269.

17. Tsiraki M., Yehia H., Elobeid T., Osaili T., Sakkas H., Savvaidis I. (2018) “Viability of Listeria monocytogenes and E. coli O157:H7 in a delicatessen appetizer (yogurt-based) salad as affected by citrus extract (CitroxB) and storage temperature” Food Microbiol 69: 11-17.

18. Sakkas H., Bozidis P., Franks A., Papadopoulou C. (2018) “Oropouche Fever: A Review” Viruses 10:175.

19. El Obeid T., Yehia H., Sakkas H., Lambrianidi L., Tsiraki M., Savvaidis I. (2018) “Shelf-life of smoked eel fillets treated with chitosan or thyme oil” Int J Biol Macromol 114:578-583.

20. Gartzonika K., Rosen J., Sakkas H, Rosema S., Priavali E., Friedrich A., Levidiotou S., Bathoorn E. (2018) “Identification of a KPC-9-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae ST258 cluster among KPC-2-producing isolates of an ongoing outbreak in Northwestern Greece: a retrospective study” Clin Microbiol Infect 24:558-560.

21. C. Papachristodoulou, M.-C. Tsiamou, H. Sakkas, C. Papadopoulou (2018) “Determination of minerals in infant milk formulae by energy dispersive Xray fluorescence spectrometry” J Food Compos Anal 72:39-47.

22. Sakkas H., Bozidis P., Giannakopoulos X., Sofikitis N., Papadopoulou C. (2018) “An update on sexual transmission of Zika virus” Pathogens 7:66. Awarded with the “PATHOGENS (MDPI) 2020 best paper Rank 1 award”

23. Sakkas H., Economou V., Gousia P., Bozidis P., Sakkas V., Petsios S., Mpekoulis G., Ilia A., Papadopoulou C. (2018) “Antibacterial efficacy of commercially available essential oils tested against drug-resistant Gram-positive pathogens”. Applied Sciences 8:2201.

24. Sakkas H, Bozidis P, Ilia A, Mpekoulis G, Papadopoulou C. (2019) “Antimicrobial Resistance in Bacterial Pathogens and Detection of Carbapenemases in Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates from Hospital Wastewater” Antibiotics 8:85.

25. Giannakopoulos X, Sakkas H, Ragos V, Tsiambas E, Bozidis P, M Evangelou A, Papadopoulou C, Petrogiannopoulos L, Sofikitis N. (2019) “Impact of enterococcal urinary tract infections in immunocompromised - neoplastic patients” JBUON 24(5):1768-1775.

26. Sakkas H, Bozidis P, Touzios C, Kolios D, Athanasiou G, Athanasopoulou E, Gerou I, Gartzonika C. (2020) “Nutritional Status and the Influence of the Vegan Diet on the Gut Microbiota and Human Health” Medicina 56:88.

27. Sakkas H, Economou V, Bozidis P, Gousia P, Papadopoulou C, Karanis P. (2020) "Detection of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in foods of plant origin in North-Western Greece" Journal of Water and Health 18(4):574-578.

28. Bozidis P, Sakkas H, Pertsalis A, Christodoulou A, Kalogeropoulos CD, Papadopoulou C. "Molecular Analysis of Dirofilaria repens Isolates from Eye-Care Patients in Greece" Acta Parasitol. 2020 Aug 11. doi: 10.1007/s11686-020-00257-4. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32780297.

29. Sakkas H, Kittas C, Kapnisi G, Priavali E, Kallinteri A, Bassukas ID, Gartzonika K. "Onychomycosis in Northwestern Greece Over a 7-Year Period" Pathogens. 2020 Oct 17;9(10):851. doi: 10.3390/pathogens9100851. PMID: 33080905; PMCID: PMC7603248.

30. Tsamis, K.I., Sakkas H., Giannakis, A. et al. "Evaluating Infectious, Neoplastic, Immunological, and Degenerative Diseases of the Central Nervous System with Cerebrospinal Fluid-Based Next-Generation Sequencing". Mol Diagn Ther 25, 207–229 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40291-021-00513-x

31. Gartzonika K, Bozidis P, Priavali E, Sakkas H. (2021) “Rapid Detection of blaKPC-9 Allele from Clinical Isolates”. Pathogens 10(4):487.

32. Velivasi G, Sakkas H, Kourkoumelis N, Boumba V.A (2021) “Modeling postmortem ethanol production by C. albicans: Experimental study and multivariate evaluation”. Forensic Science International 324:110809.

33. Sakkas H, Spyropoulou P. (2021). “The legacy of Saint Luke (Valentin Felixovich Voyno-Yasenetsky) to medical sciences”. History of Science and Technology 11(1): 68-83.

34. Kalogeropoulos D, Kalogeropoulos C, Sakkas H, Mohammed B, Vartholomatos G, Malamos K, Sreekantam S, KanavarosP, de-la-Torre A. (2021) “Pathophysiological Aspects of Ocular Toxoplasmosis: Host-parasite Interactions”. Ocular Immunology and Inflammation DOI:10.1080/09273948.2021.1922706.

35. Kalogeropoulos D, Sakkas H, Mohammed B, Vartholomatos G, Malamos K, Sreekantam S, Kanavaros P, Kalogeropoulos C. (2021) “Ocular toxoplasmosis: a review of the current diagnostic and therapeutic approaches”. International Ophthalmology doi: 10.1007/s10792-021-01994-9.

36. Velivasi, G., Kourkoumelis, N., Sakkas, H., Boumba V.A. (2021) “Modeling microbial ethanol production by S. aureus, K. pneumoniae, and E. faecalis under aerobic/anaerobic conditions — applicability to laboratory cultures and real postmortem cases”. International Journal of Legal Medicine 135:2555–2565.

37. Economou V, Sakkas H, Bezirtzoglou E, Papa A, Soultos N. (2021) “SARS–CoV–2 and Food—How Confident Are We about Them?”. Hygiene 1(3):80-98.

II. Articles in peer – reviewed national journal

38. Sakkas H., Papadopoulou C.V. (2009). “Plant essential oils: antibacterial, antifungal and antiparasitic activity”. Hellenic Microbiological Society's Journal 54(5):261-275 (in Greek).

39. Sakkas H., Papadopoulou C.V. (2010). “Antibacterial activity of Basil oil, Origanum oil, Thyme oil, Chamomile oil and Tea Tree oil”. Hell Iatr 76(1):28-36 (in Greek).

III.Chapters in international books

40. Karanis P., Papadopoulou C., Kimura A., Economou E., Kourenti C., Sakkas H. (2003) “Why Cryptosporidium research for large water supplies: Investigation in the lake Mornos, the big water reservoir of greater Athens, Greece”. In: Thompson R.C.A., Armson A., Ryan U.M. (Eds.). ”Cryptosporidium: From Molecules to Disease”. Elsevier, Amsterdam, 353 – 355.

41. Economou V., Sakkas H., Delis G., Gousia P. (2017) “Antibiotic resistance in Enterococcus spp. Friend or Foe?” In: Om V. Singh (Ed.). Foodborne Pathogens and Antibiotic Resistance. Weinheim, Wiley–VCH Verlag GmbH & Co; 365-395.

42. Economou V., Gousia P., Sakkas H., Papadopoulou C. (2019) “Environmental Reservoirs of Antimicrobial Resistance of Foodborne Pathogens”. In: Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-409548-9.11418-6

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Abstracts published in special issues of peer-reviewed international journals

• Papadopoulou C., Levidiotou S., Dotorou C., Filiousis G., Economou V., Sakkas H., Antoniadis G.. (1999) “Antibiotic resistance of bacterial strains isolated from swimming pools in Greece”. CMID vol.5, suppl.3:241, doi:10.1111/j.1469-0691. 1999.tb00815.x.

• Papamihail D., Vrioni G., Gesouli H., Pappa C., Bouranda P., Sakkas H., Levidiotou S. (2005) “Rapid identification of enterococci and detection of vancomycin resistance genes by DNA strip assay”. Journal of Chemotherapy vol.17, pp 44,44.

• Levidiotou S., Papantoniou E., Charitou A., Charitou V., Sakkas H., Papamichael D. (2005) “Evaluation of procalcitonin as diagnostic marker of bacteraemia”. CMI vol.11, suppl.2:524, doi:10.1111/j.1469-0691. 2005.clm_1134_03.x.

• Sakkas H. et al. (2007) “The antimicrobial activity of Origanum oil, Basil oil, Chamomile Blue oil, Tea Tree oil and Thyme oil against Gram positive bacterial strains”. Planta Medica 73(9), doi:10.1055/s-2007-986947.

• Sakkas H., et al. (2009) “Antifungal activity of plant essential oils against wild strains of Candida spp. isolated from hospitalized patients”. Planta Medica 75(9), doi:10.1055/s-0029-1234952.

• Paraschos S., Magiatis P., Skaltsounis A., Economou V., Gousia P., Sakkas H., Papadopoulou C. (2011) “Chemical investigation and antimicrobial properties of mastic water and its major constituents”. Planta Medica 75(9) doi: 10.1055/ s-0029-1234845.

• C. Gartzonika, E. Priavali, N. Zotos, A. Kallinteri, I. Katsoula, H. Sakkas, E. Papapetrou, E. Kapsali, G. Vrioni, A. Mavridis, G. Nakos, S. Levidiotou. (2010) “Serum procalcitonin as a diagnostic tool of bacteremia”. Critical Care 14, S2: s5, doi:10.1186/cc9117.

• N. Zotos, C. Gartzonika, H. Sakkas, D., et al. (2011) “Quantitative PCR for detection and monitoring of active CMV infection in routine diagnostics”. CMI, 17,s4,730, doi:10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03559.x.

• C. Gartzonika, E. Kapsali, N. Zotos, E. Priavali, H. Sakkas, D. et al. (2011) “Real time Epstein-Barr virus PCR for the diagnosis of primary EBV infection”. CMI, 17,s4, doi:10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03557.x

• C. Gartzonika, G. Vrioni, N. Zotos, E. Kapsali, E. Priavali, H. Sakkas, et al. (2011) “Epidemiology of dermatophytoses in western Greece, 2003-2010”. CMI, 17,s4, s786, doi:10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03559.x.

• Gousia P., Economou V., Sakkas H., et al. (2011) “Antimicrobial resistance of Citrobacter spp., Enterobacter spp.and Klebsiella spp. strains isolated from meat samples”. CMI vol.17, s4, s109, doi:10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03558.x.

• Liousia M., Gousia P., Economou V., Sakkas H., et al. (2011) “Detection of antibiotic residues in pork and chicken meat using the STAR Test” CMI vol.17, s4, s288, doi:10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03558.x.

Abstracts in abstract books of international conferences

• Andrikoula M, Sakkas H, Kougialis A, Filiadis I, Habilomatis P, Giannakopoulos X. “Comparative study of superficial tumours of the bladder two different protocols: Farmorubicin and Interferon A2b”. 2^nd European Medical Students’ Symposium. Thessaloniki, Greece, 1996.

• Kougialis A , Andrikoula M, Sakkas H, Filiadis I, Habilomatis P, Giannakopoulos X. “Large obstructive cyst of the kidney with capacity of 6 litres. Successful treatment with percutaneus paracentisis under ultrasound use”. 2^nd European Medical Students’ Symposium. Thessaloniki, Greece, 1996.

• Beltes P., Papadopoulou C., Levidiotou S., Sakkas H., Antoniades G. “Antibacterial effect of three calcium hydroxide root canal sealers”. Symposium on orofacial and dental infections. Crete Island, Greece, 1997.

• Papadopoulou C., Economou V., Dotorou K., Sakkas H., Filiousis G., Albanis T. “The protozoan infestation of different aquatic systems in Northwestern Greece”. 1st Balkan Conference of Microbiology. Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 1999.

• Papadopoulou C., Levidiotou S., Dotorou C., Filiousis G., Economou V., Sakkas H., Antoniadis G. “Antibiotic resistance of bacterial strains isolated from swimming pools in Greece”. 9th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. Berlin, Germany, 1999.

• Salamoura C., Papadopoulou C., Basseas D., Malamas M., Zakas G., Vrioni G., Filliousis G., Dontorou C., Economou V., Sakkas H., Gousia P., Apostolou I., Levidiotou S. “In vitro evaluation of molecular methods vice standard cultural methods used for the detection of Listeria monocytogenes in foods”. 2nd Conference of the German-Greek Academy for Biomedical Research. Chania, Crete, 2003.

• Gousia P., Papadopoulou C., Levidiotou S., Vrioni G., Malamas M., Economou V., Dontorou C., Baseas D., Salamoura C., Sakkas H., Apostolou I., Zakas G. “Leptospirosis risk in occupational workers in the region of Preveza” 2nd Conference of the German-Greek Academy for Biomedical Research. Chania, Crete, 2003.

• Sakkas H., Papadopoulou C., Salamoura C., Levidiotou S., Karanis P. “Giardia and Cryptosporidium in Foods Of Plant Origin: Potential Hazard for Public Health”. 1st International Giardia and Cryptosporidium Conference. Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2004.

• Levidiotou S., Papantoniou E., Charitou A., Charitou V., Sakkas H., Papamichael D. “Evaluation of procalcitonin as a diagnostic marker of bacteraemia”. 15th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. Copenhagen, Denmark, 2005.

• Papamihail D., Vrioni G., Gesouli H., Pappa C., Bouranda P., Sakkas H., Levidiotou S. “Rapid identification of enterococci and detection of vancomycin resistance genes by DNA strip assay”. 7^th European Congress of Chemotherapy and Infection. Florence, Italy, 2005.

• Sakkas H., Papadopoulou C., Levidiotou S., Arvanitidou M. “Comparative study of the antimicrobial activity of Origanum oil, Basil oil and Chamomile Blue oil against susceptible and multi-resistant bacterial strains”. 5th Conference of the Greek – German Academy for Biomedical Research. Athens, Greece, 2006.

• Sakkas H., Papadopoulou C., Levidiotou S., Arvanitidou M. “The antimicrobial activity of Origanum oil, Basil oil, Chamomile Blue oil, Tea Tree oil and Thyme oil against Gram positive bacterial strains”. 55th International Congress and Annual Meeting of the Society for Medicinal Plant Research. Graz, Austria, 2007.

• Sakkas H., Papadopoulou C., Levidiotou S., Arvanitidou M. “Antibacterial activity of Origanum oil, Tea Tree oil and Thyme oil against multi-resistant Gram negative bacterial strains”. II International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology (BioMicroWorld 2007). Seville, Spain, 2007.

• Economou V., Gousia P., Sakkas H., Papadopoulou C. “Survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in low fat Greek yoghurt”. 3rd Congress of European Microbiologists FEMS 2009. Gotenburg, Sweden, 2009.

• Gousia P., Economou V., Sakkas H., Papadopoulou C. “Antibiotic resistance of foodborne pathogens isolated from bovine and ovine milk”. 3rd Congress of European Microbiologists FEMS 2009. Gotenburg, Sweden, 2009.

• C. Gartzonika, E. Priavali, N. Zotos, A. Kallinteri, I. Katsoula, H. Sakkas, E. Papapetrou, E. Kapsali, G. Vrioni, A. Mavridis, G. Nakos, S. Levidiotou. (2010) “Serum procalcitonin as a diagnostic tool of bacteremia”. Sepsis 2010. Institut Pasteur, Paris, France, 2010.

• C. Gartzonika, E. Kapsali, N. Zotos, E. Priavali, H. Sakkas, D. Papamichail, E. Papapetrou, A. Mavridis, S. Levidiotou. “Real time Epstein-Barr virus PCR for the diagnosis of primary EBV infection”. 21st European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. Milan, Italy, 2011.

• C. Gartzonika, G. Vrioni, N. Zotos, E. Kapsali, E. Priavali, H. Sakkas, E. Papapetrou, K. Basioukas, A. Mavridis, S. Levidiotou. “Epidemiology of dermatophytoses in western Greece, 2003-2010”. 21st European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. Milan, Italy, 2011.

• Gousia P., Economou V., Sakkas H., Levidiotou S., Papadopoulou. “Antimicrobial resistance of Citrobacter spp., Enterobacter spp.and Klebsiella spp. strains isolated from meat samples”. 21st European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. Milan, Italy, 2011.

• Liousia M., Gousia P., Economou V., Sakkas H., Levidiotou S., Papadopoulou C. “Detection of antibiotic residues in pork and chicken meat using the STAR Test” 21st European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. Milan, Italy, 2011.

• N. Zotos, C. Gartzonika, H. Sakkas, D. Papamichail, C. Boboyianni, E. Kapsali, E. Papapetrou, E. Priavali, A. Makis, L. Bourantas, A. Mavridis, S. Levidiotou. “Quantitative PCR for detection and monitoring of active CMV infection in routine diagnostics”. 21st European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. Milan, Italy, 2011.

• Economou V., Zisides N., Gousia P., Petsios S., Sakkas H., Soultos N., Papadopoulou C. “Prevalence and antimicrobial profile of Campylobacter isolates from chicken meat during a 6-year survey”. WVA/WMA Global Conference on One Health. Madrid, Spain, 2015.

• Gartzonika C., Sakkas H., Priavali E., Bozidis P., Martzoukos D., Kaloudi G., Levidiotou S. “Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) and non tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in Northwestern Greece over a 5-year period”. 9th Balkan Congress of Microbiology. Thessaloniki, Greece, 2015

• Gartzonika C., Priavali E., Politi L., Sakkas H., Miari A., Kittas C., Tsakris A., Levidiotou S. “Carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a tertiary care hospital 2013-2015, Greece”. 9th Balkan Congress of Microbiology. Thessaloniki, Greece, 2015.

• Kallinteri A., Nita E., Karagianni P., Pelechas E., Chasiotis G., Sakkas H., Levidiotou S. “Relation of parietal cell antibodies with anti-thyroid antibodies and diabetes mellitus. Correlation with autoimmune polyglandular syndrome?” 9th Balkan Congress of Microbiology. Thessaloniki, Greece, 2015.

• Sakkas H., Priavali E., Papamichail D., Gartzonika C., Papadioti P., Margariti N., Kittas C., Nita E., Kaloudi G., Levidiotou S. “Study of diseases caused by group A streptococci (GAS) in Northwestern Greece, over a 10-year period”. 9th Balkan Congress of Microbiology. Thessaloniki, Greece, 2015.

• Gousia P., Petsios S., Sakkas H., Economou V., Papadopoulou C. “Antibiotic resistance and ESBL phenotypes of gram-negative bacteria isolated from milk”. 9th Balkan Congress of Microbiology. Thessaloniki, Greece, 2015.

• Priavali E., Karagianni P., Gartzonika C., Papamichail D., Nita E., Sakkas H., Miari A., Veneti A., Levidiotou S. “Serious fungal infections in north-western Greece, during a five year period”. 26th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2016

• Kapnisi G., Sakkas H., Priavali E., Giannaki A., Makis A., Levidiotou S., Gartzonika C. “Diagnostic performance of a new multiplex PCR in patients with meningitis and/or encephalitis”. 27^th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. Vienna, Austria, 2017

• Sakkas H., Gartzonika C., Kapnisi G. ,Giannaki A., Boboyianni C., Charisis A., Levidiotou S. “Use of an interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) for detection of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among contacts of patients with tuberculosis”. 27^th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. Vienna, Austria, 2017

• Miari A., Gartzonika C., Priavali E., Kittas C., Sakkas H., Levidiotou S. “Prevalence of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae during a 4-year period in a tertiary care hospital in Greece”. 27^th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. Vienna, Austria, 2017

• Priavali E., Gartzonika C., Vrioni G., Politi L., Giannaki A., Papamihail D., Sakkas H., Kapnisi G., Tsakris A., Levidiotou S. “Colistin-resistant metallo-beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in a tertiary care Greek university hospital”. 27^th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. Vienna, Austria, 2017

• G. Kapnisi, C. Kittas, A. Giannaki, E. Priavali, H. Sakkas, S. Levidiotou, K. Gartzonika. “Diagnostic performance of a new multiplex PCR in patients with viral infections” 21st ESCV Annual Meeting Athens, Greece, 2018.

Publications in proceedings volumes of National Conferences (in greek)

• Ζάκας Γ., Οικονόμου Ε., Παπαδοπούλου Χ., Ντόντορου Α., Σαλαμούρα Α., Φιλιούσης Γ., Μπασέας Δ., Αποστόλου Ι., Σακκάς Η., Λεβειδιώτου Σ. “Μικροβιολογική ποιότητα αλιευμάτων και θαλασσινού νερού”. Πρακτικά 3ου Πανελλήνιου Συμποσίου Υγιεινής και Τεχνολογίας Τροφίμων, 2004, 436 – 440.

• Παπαδοπούλου Χ., Σακκάς Η., Σαλαμούρα Κ., και συν. “Ευαισθησία στα αντιβιοτικά στελεχών βακτηρίων που απομονώθηκαν από τρόφιμα ζωικής προέλευσης”. Πρακτικά 3ου Πανελλήνιου Συμποσίου Υγιεινής και Τεχνολογίας Τροφίμων, 2004, 388-391

• Σακκάς Η. “Εμπύρετο αγνώστου αιτιολογίας” Κλινικό Φροντιστήριο: “Κλινικά περιστατικά Μυκητολογίας και Παρασιτολογίας”, 7ο Πανελλήνιο Συνέδριο Κλινικής Μικροβιολογίας, 2015.

Publications in Abstact Books of nationals conferences (in greek)

• Παπαδοπούλου Χ., Λεβειδιώτου Σ., Ντόντορου Κ., Φιλιούσης Γ., Οικονόμου Β., Σακκάς Η. “Ανθεκτικότητα στα αντιβιοτικά βακτηριακών στελεχών που απομονώθηκαν από πισίνες κολυμβητηρίων”. 8^ο Πανελλήνιο Κτηνιατρικό Συνέδριο, Αθήνα, 1999.

• Παπαδοπούλου Χ., Γκεσούλη Ε., Σακκάς Η., Σαλαμούρα Κ., Καμπαμανώλη Α., Σαγρής Θ., Ζάκας Γ., Δημητρίου Δ., Πανάγιου Α., Λεβειδιώτου Σ. “Ευαισθησία στα αντιβιοτικά στελεχών βακτηρίων που απομονώθηκαν από τρόφιμα ζωικής προέλευσης τη 10ετία 1994-2003”. 3^ο Πανελλήνιο Συνέδριο Ιατρικής Βιοπαθολογίας, Θεσσαλονίκη, 2004.

• Λεβειδιώτου Σ., Παπαντωνίου Ε., Χαρίτου Α., Χαρίτου Β., Σακκάς Η., Παπαμιχαήλ Δ. “Αξιολόγηση της προκαλσιτονίνης ως διαγνωστικός δείκτης της βακτηριαιμίας”. 2^ο Εθνικό Συνέδριο Κλινικής Μικροβιολογίας, Αθήνα, 2005.

• Πριάβαλη Ε., Παπαδιώτη Π., Γκαρτζονίκα Κ., Σακκάς Η., Μαργαρίτη Ν., Κήττας Χ., Παπαμιχαήλ Δ., Καλλιντέρη Α., Γκεσούλη Ε., Λεβειδιώτου Σ. “Συχνότητα απομόνωσης στελεχών Streptococcus pyogenes (GAS) στη ΒΔ Ελλάδα”. 7^ο Πανελλήνιο Συνέδριο Κλινικής Μικροβιολογίας, Αθήνα, 2015.

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• Πριάβαλη Ε., Γκαρτζονίκα Κ., Σακκάς Η., Καραγιάννη Π., Βενέτη Α., Μύαρη Α., Παπαμιχαήλ Δ., Λεβειδιώτου Σ. “Επιδημιολογική μελέτη των καντινταιμιών κατά την τελευταία πενταετία στη ΒΔ Ελλάδα”. 6^ο Πανελλήνιο Συνέδριο Ελληνικής Εταιρείς Ιατρικής Μυκητολογίας, Αθήνα, 2015.

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· Νίτα Ε., Καραγιάννη Π., Μπομπογιάννη Χ., Πέλεχας Ε., Σακκάς Η., Κήττας Χ., Γκαρτζονίκα Κ., Πριάβαλη Ε., Λεβειδιώτου Σ. “Οροεπιδημιολογική μελέτη της ερυθράς σε παιδιά στη ΒΔ Ελλάδα”. 9ο Πανελλήνιο Συνέδριο Ιατρικής Βιοπαθολογίας, Αθήνα, 2016.

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· Σακκάς Η., Γκαρτζονίκα Κ., Γιαννάκη Α., Καπνίση Γ., Βενέτη Α., Χαρίσης Α., Παπαδημητρίου Α., Λώλη Α., Νίτα Ε., Μπομπογιάννη Χ., Λεβειδιώτου Σ. “Η χρήση της μεθόδου ανίχνευσης παραγωγής ιντερφερόνης-γ (IGRA) στη διάγνωση της λανθάνουσας φυματίωσης”. 8^ο Πανελλήνιο Συνέδριο Κλινικής Μικροβιολογίας, Αθήνα, 2017.

· Καπνίση Γ., Σακκάς Η., Πριάβαλη Ε., Γιαννάκη Α., Μάκης Α., Λεβειδιώτου Σ., Γκαρτζονίκα Κ. “Εφαρμογή νέας πολυπλεκτικής PCR (MULTIPLEX PCR) σε δείγματα ασθενών με μηνιγγίτιδα ή/και εγκεφαλίτιδα”. 8^ο Πανελλήνιο Συνέδριο Κλινικής Μικροβιολογίας, Αθήνα, 2017.

· Πριάβαλη Ε., Γιαννάκη Α., Καπνίση Γ., Σιάφα Ι., Γκαρτζονίκα Κ., Βρυώνη Γ., Πολίτη Λ., Παπαμιχαήλ Δ., Σακκάς Η., Τσακρής Α., Λεβειδιώτου Σ. “Μελέτη των ανθεκτικών στην κολιστίνη στελεχών Klebsiella pneumoniae που παράγουν μεταλλο-β-λακταμάση στο Π.Ν.Ιωαννίνων”. 8^ο Πανελλήνιο Συνέδριο Κλινικής Μικροβιολογίας, Αθήνα, 2017.

· Μύαρη Α., Γκαρτζονίκα Κ., Πριάβαλη Ε., Πολίτη Λ., Κήττας Χ., Σακκάς Η., Πάτρας Κ., Καλλιντέρη Α., Τσακρής Α., Λεβειδιώτου Σ. “Μελέτη στελεχών Klebsiella pneumoniae που παράγουν καρβαπενεμάσες στη ΒΔ Ελλάδα κατά την τελευταία τετραετία”. 8^ο Πανελλήνιο Συνέδριο Κλινικής Μικροβιολογίας, Αθήνα, 2017.

· Κουτσογιάννη Αμαλία-Δέσποινα, Σουλιώτης-Λύτρας Κυριάκος, Μπενέκος Κωνσταντίνος, Οικονόμου Αικατερίνη, Σακκάς Ηρακλής, Παπαδοπούλου Χρυσάνθη «Προσθετικές ουσίες σε τσίχλες: Χημική σύσταση και πιθανές επιπτώσεις στην υγεία» 12ο Πανελλήνιο Συνέδριο Δημόσιας Υγείας και Υπηρεσιών Υγείας, Εμιαία Υγεία: Άνθρωπος, Ζώα, Περιβάλλον. Αθήνα, 2018.

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· Bozidis P., Vasiliadis A., Sakkas H., Papadopoulou C. “Isolation and characterization of bacteriophages against bacterial pathogens”. 10^ο Πανελλήνιο Συνέδριο Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Βασικής και Κλινικής Φαρμακολογίας, Ιωάννινα, 2018.

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