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CURRICULUM VITAE
NAME:
Maria Tsolia
MARITAL STATUS
Married, three children
UNDERGRADUATE TRAINING
1983
Graduation “suma cum laude” from the National and
Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
7/1984 - 6/1987
Three year residency in Pediatrics
Children’s Hospital of New Jersey,
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
(UMDNJ), Newark, NJ, USA
(Program Director: Dr R. Rapkin)
7/1987 - 6/1988
First year fellow in Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Dept of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
New Brunswick, NJ, USA
(Program Director: Prof Lawrence Frenkel)
7/1989 - 6/1990
Second year fellow in Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Dept of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Babies Hospital, Columbia University, College of
Physicians and Surgeons
(Program Director: Prof Anne Gershon)
APPOINTMENTS
1/1990 - 9/2001
Full time attending physician at the
“P. and A. Kyriakou” Children’s Hospital,
Second Dept of Pediatrics, University of Athens School of
Medicine
10/2001 - 03/2006
Lecturer in Pediatrics
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Second Dept of Pediatrics, University of Athens School of
Medicine
04/2006 - 05/2009
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Second Dept of Pediatrics, University of Athens School of
Medicine
05/2009 – to date
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Second Dept of Pediatrics, University of Athens School of
Medicine
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Unit
MEMBERSHIPS
American Academy of Pediatrics
European Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Board member (2001-4)
Chair, Committee for Scientific Affairs and Awards (2002-2006)
Secretary 2006-2009 1st term, 2010-2013 2nt term
Hellenic Pediatric Society
Greek Society of Virology
Hellenic Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Tuberculosis Network European Trials Group (TBNET) of the European Respiratory
Society
REVIEWER IN MEDICAL JOURNALS
“ Pediatriki” (Section Editor)
«Journal of Infection»
«European Journal of Epidemiology»
«BioMed Central Infectious Diseases»
«Clinical Microbiology and Infection»
«Epidemiology and Infection»
«Clinical Infectious Diseases»
«Pediatric Infectious Diseases»
“European J of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases”
“Acta Paediatrica”
European Journal of Paediatrics
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Epidemiology of vaccine preventable diseases, respiratory infections,
tuberculosis
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PUBLICATIONS
Publications in peer- review international Journals
Impact factor (total) (November 2012)
n=64
269
Citations (November 2012)
n= 1083
H – index
16
Publications in Greek
n=47
PRESENTATIONS IN MEETINGS
Participations in International meetings
n=69
Participations with presentations in Greek meetings
n=54
Participation as Chair in International meetings
n=13
Invited speaker in International meetings
n=12
LECTURES IN MEETINGS OR SEMINARS
n=103
FUNDING
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RESEARCH ACCOUNT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS (KA70/4/5927)
(meningococcal disease)
KAPODISTRIAS 2002 (University of Athens) (ΚΑ 70/4/6595) (Pneumonia)
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KAPODISTRIAS 2004 (University of Athens) (Influenza)
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GSK and WYETH grants for influenza epidemiology studies (Research account of the
University of Athens 70/3/7023) (2002-2004)
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EPID Small grant Award 2004 (I. Niniou) “Prevalence, clinical characteristics and risk
factors for community- acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections
in children in the area of Athens”
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KAPODISTRIAS 2008 (University of Athens) (Epidemiology of acute otitis media in
the post PCV-7 era)
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Wyeth grant for the study of the persistence of protective antibody titers in children
immunized with serogroup C meningococcal conjugate vaccine
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ARPEC (Antibiotic Resistance and Prescribing in European Children) project (DG
Sanco ) – Workpackage Leader 2009 – start 2010
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Wyeth-Pfizer grant for the study of the effect of viral infection and atopy on bacterial
colonization of the nasopharynx (2009-2010)
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ESPID fellowship 2010 (Dr Virginia Amanatidou) for research in Tuberculosis
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European Respiratory Society grant for the development of the Pediatric Tuberculosis
Network European Trials (PTBNET) Group Database – Collaborator (Summer 2010)
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European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases Small Grant Award (Dr P.
Tsialta) “The role of viral infections in nasopharyngeal bacterial colonization among
children”
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Novartis grant for the study of nasopharyngeal colonization of Greek adolescents with
Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B strains (co-investigator, in collaboration with Dr
G.Tzanakaki, National Meningitis Reference Laboratory)
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PUBLICATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS
1. Frenkel LD, Gaur S, Tsolia M, Scudder R, Howell R, Kesarwala Η. Cytomegalovirus
infection in children with AIDS. Clin Infect Dis 12 (Suppl. 7): 820-6, 1990.
2. Tsolia M, Gershon AA, Steinberg S, Gelb L and the NIAID Varicella Vaccine Collaborative
Study Group. Live attenuated varicella vaccine: evidence that the virus is attenuated and the
importance of skin lesions in the transmission of varicella-zoster virus. J Pediatr 116(2): 1849, 1990.
3.Tsolia M, Taprantzi P, Tsolas G, Spyridis P, Sinaniotis CA. Evaluation of criteria for
outpatient management of young febrile 14-90 days old infants evaluated for sepsis.
J Chemother 5 (Suppl.1): 461-3, 1993.
4.Tsolia M, Skardoutsou Α, Tsolas G, Karayanni Ch, Spyridis P, Sinaniotis CA.
Pre-eruptive neurologic manifestations associated with multiple cerebral infarcts in a child with
varicella. Pediatr Neurol 1995; 12: 165-168.
5.Tsolia M, Mostrou G, Theodoridou M, Pangali A, Paraskaski I, Gelesme A, Kalambalikis P,
Gaviotaki A, Sinaniotis CA. Epidemiology of invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b infections
in children in Greece before the introduction of immunization.
Scand J Infect Dis 30:165-8, 1998
6.Kouppari G, Zaphiropoulou A, Tsolia M, Apostolopoulos N, Deliyanni V, Kafetzis D.
Serotyping and antibiotic resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from pediatric
infections in central Greece. Clin Microbiol Infect 1998; 4:695-700.
7.Τsolia Μ, Kouppari G, Zaphiropoulou A, Gavrili S, Tsirepa M, Kafetzis D, Karpathios Th.
Prevalence and patterns of resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae strains isolated from
carriers attending day care centers in the area of Athens Microb Drug Resist, 1999;5:271178
8.Liapi-Adamidou Georgia, Tsolia M, Magiakou AM, Zeis P, Theodoropoulos V, Karpathios T.
Cat scratch disease in two siblings presenting as acute gastroenteritis.
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases 2000; 32:317-9.
9. Tsolia M., S. Drakonaki , A. Messaritaki , Th. Farmakakis , M. Kostaki , E. Tsiapra2, Th.
Karpathios. Clinical features, complications and treatment outcome of childhood brucellosis in
Central Greece J Infection 2002; 44:257-62.
10. Moustaki M, Zeis PM, Katsikari M, Fretzayas A, Grafakou O, Stabouli S, Tsolia M,
Nicolaidou P, Karpathios T. Mesenteric lymphadenopathy as a cause of abdominal pain in
children with lobar or segmental pneumonia
Pediatr Pulmonol. 2003; 35(4): 269-73.
11. Spyridis P, Tsolia M, Gelesme A, Moustaki M, Spyridis N, Sinaniotis C, Karpathios T
The impact of Greece's childhood tuberculosis screening programme on the epidemiological
indexes in the greater Athens area. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2003;7(3):248-253.
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12.Tsolia MN, Kafetzis D, Danelatou K, Astral H, Kallergi K, Spyridis P, Karpathios TE.
Epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis in hospitalized infants in Greece.
Eur J Epidemiol. 2003;18(1):55-61.
13. Kafetzis DA, Astra H, Tsolia M, Liapi G, Mathioudakis J, Kallergi K. Otitis and respiratory
distress episodes following a respiratory syncytial virus infection. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2003
Oct;9:1006-10.
14. Kafetzis DA, Liapi G, Tsolia M, Aoudi H, Mathioudakis J, Paraskakis
Failure to eradicate Group A β-hemolytic Streptococcus (GABHS) from the upper respiratory
tract after antibiotic treatment. Intern J Antimicrob Agents 2004 Jan;23(1):67-71
15. Grafakou O, Moustaki M, Tsolia M, Kavazarakis E, Mathioudakis J, Fretzayas A,
Nicolaidou P, Karpathios T. Can chest X-ray predict pneumonia severity? Pediatr Pulmonol.
2004 Oct 12;38(6):465-469
16. Papadopoulos NG, Moustaki M, Tsolia M, Bossios A, Astra E, Prezerakou A, Gourgiotis
D, Kafetzis D. Association of rhinovirus infection with increased disease severity in acute
bronchiolitis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2002 May 1; 165(9): 1285-9.
17.Walder RY, Landau D, Meyer P, Shalev H, Tsolia M, Borochowitz Z, Boettger MB, Beck
GE, Englehardt RK, Carmi R, Sheffield VC. Mutation of TRPM6 causes familial
hypomagnesemia with secondary hypocalcemia. Nat Genet. 2002 Jun; 31(2): 171-4.
18. Tsolia MN, Stamos G, Ioannidou S, Trefler R, Foustoukou M, Kafetzis D, Porat N.
Genetic relatedness of resistant and multiresistant Streptococcus pneumoniae strains,
recovered in the Athens area, to international clones.
Microb Drug Resist. 2002 Fall;8(3):219-26.
19. Tzanakaki G, Tsolia M, Vlachou V, Theodoridou M, Pangalis A, Foustoukou M,
Karpathios T, Blackwell CC, Kremastinou J. Evaluation of non-culture diagnosis of invasive
meningococcal disease by polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol. 2003 Oct 24;39(1):31-6
20.Tsolia M, Psoma M, Gavrili S, Petrochilou V, Michalas S, Legakis N, Karpathios T.
Group B streptococcus colonization of Greek pregnant women and neonates: prevalence,
riskactors and serotypes. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2003 Aug;9(8):832-8.
21. Xepapadaki P, Psarras S, Bossios A, Tsolia M, Gourgiotis D, Constantopoulos AG,
Kafetzis D, Papadopoulos NG. Ηuman metapneumovirus as a causative agent of acute
bronchiolitis in children. J Clin Virol 2004 Jul;30(3):267-70.
22. Papadopoulos NG, Gourgiotis D, Javadyan A, Bossios A, Kallergi K, Psarras S, Tsolia
MN, Kafetzis D. Does respiratory syncytial virus subtype influences the severity of acute
bronchiolitis in hospitalized infants? Respir Med. 2004 Sep;98(9):879-82
23. Tsolia MN, Psarras S, Bossios A, Audi H, Paldanius M, Gourgiotis D, Kallergi K, Kafetzis
DA, Constantopoulos A, Papadopoulos NG. Etiology of community-acquired pneumonia in
hospitalized school-age children: evidence for high prevalence of viral infections. Clin Infect
Dis. 2004 Sep 1;39(5):681-6.
24. Velissariou I, Papadopoulos NG, Giannaki M, Tsolia M, Saxoni-Papageorgiou P, Kafetzis
DA. Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydia pneumoniae chronic cough in children: efficacy
of clarithromycin. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2005 Aug;26(2):179-80 (letter).
25. Tzankaki G, Markou F, Κesanopoulos K , Levidiotou S, Pangalis A, Tsolia M, Liakou V,
Papapavasiliou E, Voyiatzi A, Kansouzidou A, Foustoukou M, Blackwell C, Kremastinou J.
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Phenotypic assessment of Neisseria meningitidis isolates obtained from patients with invasive
meningococcal disease in Greece, 1993-2003: Implications for serogroup B vaccines based
on PorA serosubtype antigens. Vaccine 2006;24(6):819-825.
26. Xatzipsalti M, Kyrana S, Tsolia M, Psarras S, Bossios A, Lanza-Stanca V, Johnston S,
Papadopoulos NG. Rhinovirus Viremia in Children with Respiratory Infections.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2005;172:1-4.
27. Tsolia MN, Theodoridou M, Tzanakaki G, Kalabalikis P, Urani E, Mostrou G, Pangalis The
evolving epidemiology of invasive meningococcal disease: a two-year prospective, populationbased study in children in the area of Athens.
FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol 2003 May 15;36(1-2):87-94.
28. Tsolia MN, Fretzayas A, Georgouli H, Tzanakaki G, Fessatou S, Liapi-Adamidou G,
Constantopoulos Serogroup A. Invasive meningococcal disease presenting as HenochSchonlein purpura. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2004 Oct;23(10):776-779.
29. Tsolia M, Aroni X, Konstantopoulou I, Fretzayas A, Tsoukatou Th, Paraskevopoulou H, ,
Stavrinadis C, Karpathios Th. Ichthyosis follicularis with alopecia and photophobia (IFAP) in a
girl: histological and electron microscopy findings. Acta Dermato-Venereologica
2005;85(1):51-5.
30. Tsolia MN, Chapgier A, Taprantzi P, Servitzoglou M, Tassios I, Spyridis N, Papageorgiou
F, Santos OF, Casanova JL, Spyridis P. Disseminated nontuberculous mycobacterial infection
in a child with interferon-gamma receptor 1 deficiency Eur J Pediatr. 2006;165:458-461
31. Spyridis N, Georgouli H, Tsoukatou T, Sakou I, Tsolia M, Miriokefalitakis N, Spyridis P.
Severe disseminated tuberculosis in a 4-month-old infant initially
presenting with multiform cutaneous lesions. Scand J Infect Dis. 2006;38:306-8.
32. Tsolia MN, Logotheti I, Papadopoulos NG, Mavrikou M, Spyridis NP, Drossatou P,
Kafetzis D, Konstantopoulos A; The Outpatient Flu Study Group. Impact of influenza infection
in healthy children examined as outpatients and their families. Vaccine. 2006 May 17
33. Tsolia MN, Theodoridou M, Tzanakaki G, Vlachou V, Mostrou G, Stripeli F, Kalabalikis P,
Pangalis A, Kafetzis D, Kremastinou J, Konstantopoulos A. Invasive meningococcal disease in
children in Greece: comparison of serogroup A disease with disease caused by other
serogroups. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2006 Jun 14
34. O Filipe-Santos, J Bustamante, MH. Haverkamp, E Vinolo, Cheng-Lung Ku, A Puel, DM
Frucht, K Christel, H von Bernuth, E Jouanguy, J Feinberg, A Durandy, B Senechal, A
Chapgier, G Vogt, L de Beaucoudrey, CFieschi, C Picard, M Garfa, Jl Chemli, M Bejaoui, MN
Tsolia, N Kutukculer, Alessandro Plebani, Luigi Notarangelo, Christine Bodemer, Frédéric
Geissmann, Alain Israël, Michel Véron, Maike Knackstedt, Ridha Barbouche, Laurent Abel,
Klaus Magdorf, Dominique Gendrel, Fabrice Agou, Steven M. Holland, and Jean-Laurent
Casanova. X-linked susceptibility to mycobacteria is caused by mutations in NEMO impairing
CD40-dependent IL-12 production. J Exp Med 2006;203:1745-59.
35. Kafetzis D, Stamboulidis K, Tzanakaki G, Kremastinou J, Skevaki C, Konstantopoulos A
Tsolia M,. Meningococcal group C disease in Greece during 1993-2006: the impact of an
unofficial single dose vaccination scheme as adopted by most pediatricians. Clin Microbiol
Infect 2007;13(5):550-2.
36. Spyridis NP, Spyridis PG, Gelesme A, Sypsa V, Valianatou M, Metsou F, Gourgiotis D,
Tsolia MN. The effectiveness of 9-month isoniazid monotherapy compared to 3-4 months of
isoniazid and rifampin combined therapy for the treatment of latent tuberculosis infection in
children: results of an 11-year randomised study. Clin Infect Dis 2007;45(6):715-22
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37. Stripeli F, Tsolia M. Trapali C, Papaevangelou V, Vlachos E, Pasparakis D,
Constantopoulos A. Successful medical treatment of Candida endocarditis with liposomal
amphotericin B without surgical intervention Eur J Pediatr. 2008 Apr;167(4):469-70
38 Niniou I, Vourli S, Lebessi E, Foustoukou M, Vatopoulos A, Pasparakis D, Kafetzis D,
Tsolia MN. Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of Community-Acquired, Methicillin-Resistant
Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Children in Central Greece
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008 Sep;27(9):831-7
39. Stripeli F, Pasparakis D, Velegraki Α, Lebessi E, Arsenis G, Kafetzis D, Tsolia M.
Scedosporium apiospermum skeletal infection in an immunocompetent child. Scedosporium
apiospermum skeletal infection in an immunocompetent child successfully treated with
voriconazole. Med Mycol. 2009 Jun;47(4):441-4.
40. Papaevangelou V, Vintila A, Papaparaskevas J, Kanavaki S, Garoufi A, Tsoukatou T,
Tsolia M Infant penile tuberculosis following circumcision. J Infect. 2009 Jan;58(1):83-5.
41. Maggina P, Christodoulou I, Papaevangelou V, Tsolia M, Papadopoulos NG. Dendritic
cells in viral bronchiolitis. Expert Rev Clin Immunol. 2009 May;5(3):271-82.
42. Sakou II, Tzanakaki G, Tsolia MN, Sioumala M, Barbouni A, Kyprianou M,
Papaevangelou V, Tsitsika A, Blackwell CC, Kafetzis D, Kremastinou J. Investigation of serum
bactericidal activity in childhood and adolescence 3-6 years after vaccination with a single
dose of serogroup C meningococcal conjugate vaccine. Vaccine. 2009 Jul 16;27(33):440811.
43. Stripeli F, Sakkou Z, Papadopoulos N, Georgiou V, Gratsia P, Christodoulou I, Tsolia M.
Performance of rapid influenza testing in hospitalized children. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect
Dis. 2010 Jun;29(6):683-8.
44.Porta A, Esposito S, Menson E, Spyridis N, Tsolia M, Sharland M, Principi N.Off-label
antibiotic use in children in three European countries. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2010
Sep;66(9):919-27.
45. Tsolia MN, Mavrikou M, Critselis E, Papadopoulos NG, Makrinioti H, Spyridis NP,
Metsou F, Tsagaraki M, Koulouri M, Kafetzis DA. Whole blood interferon-γ release assay is a
useful tool for the diagnosis of tuberculosis infection particularly among Bacille Calmette
Guèrin-vaccinated children. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2010 Dec;29(12):1137-40.
46. Maragou C, Theologie-Lygidakis N, Ioannidis P, Stenou A, Kanavaki S, Iatrou I, Tsolia MN.
Primary tooth abscess caused by Mycobacterium bovis in an immunocompetent child. Eur J Pediatr.
2010 Sep;169(9):1143-5.
47. Tsitsika A, Greydanus D, Konstantoulaki E, Bountziouka V, Deligiannis I, Dimitrakopoulou
V, Critselis E, Tounissidou D, Tsolia M, Papaevagelou V, Constantopoulos A, Kafetzis D.
Adolescents dealing with sexuality issues: a cross-sectional study in Greece.J Pediatr
Adolesc Gynecol. 2010 Oct;23(5):298-304.
48. Sakkou Z, Stripeli F, Papadopoulos NG, Critselis E, Georgiou V, Mavrikou M, Drossatou
P, Constantopoulos A, Kafetzis D, Tsolia M. Impact of influenza infection on children's
hospital admissions during two seasons in Athens, Greece. Vaccine. 2011 Feb 1;29(6):116772.
49. Stamboulidis K, Chatzaki D, Poulakou G, Ioannidou S, Lebessi E, Katsarolis I, Sypsa V,
Tsakanikos M, Kafetzis D, Tsolia MN. The impact of the heptavalent pneumococcal
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conjugate vaccine on the epidemiology of acute otitis media complicated by otorrhea. Pediatr
Infect Dis J. 2011 Jul;30(7):551-5.
50.Sakou II, Tsitsika AK, Papaevangelou V, Tzavela EC, Greydanus DE, Tsolia MN.
Vaccination coverage among adolescents and risk factors associated with incomplete
immunization. Eur J Pediatr. 2011 Nov;170(11):1419-26. Epub 2011 Apr 5.
51. Papaventsis D, Ioannidis P, Karabela S, Nikolaou S, Syridou G, Marinou I, Konstantinidou
E, Amanatidou V, Spyridis N, Kanavaki S, Tsolia M. Impact of the Gen-Probe Amplified
MTD® Test on tuberculosis diagnosis in children. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2012
Mar;16(3):384-90.
52. Niespodziana K, Napora K, Cabauatan C, Focke-Tejkl M, Keller W, Niederberger V,
Tsolia M, Christodoulou I, Papadopoulos NG, Valenta R. Misdirected antibody responses
against an N-terminal epitope on human rhinovirus VP1 as explanation for recurrent RV
infections. FASEB J. 2012 Mar;26(3):1001-8.
53. Machaira M, Tsolia M, Constantopoulos I, Garoufi A, Kaltsa M, Radiotis A, Georgouli H.
Incomplete Kawasaki disease with intermittent fever and retropharyngeal inflammation.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2012 Apr;31(4):417-8.
54. Critselis E, Amanatidou V, Syridou G, Spyridis NP, Mavrikou M, Papadopoulos NG, Tsolia
MN. The Effect of Age on Whole Blood Interferon-Gamma Release Assay Response among
Children Investigated for Latent Tuberculosis Infection. J Pediatr. 2012 May 23.
55. Alexandropoulou O, Tsolia M, Kossiva L, Giannaki M, Karavanaki K. Visceral
Leishmaniasis: A Common Cause of Post-Infectious Febrile Pancytopenia in Children in an
Endemic Area: Experience of a Children's Tertiary Hospital. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2012
Jun;28(6):533-7.
56. Standing JF, Nika A, Tsagris V, Kapetanakis I, Maltezou HC, Kafetzis DA, Tsolia MN.
Oseltamivir Pharmacokinetics and Clinical Experience in Neonates and Infants during an
Outbreak of H1N1 Influenza A Virus Infection in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Antimicrob
Agents Chemother. 2012 Jul;56(7):3833-40.
57. Polycarpou E, Zachaki S, Papaevangelou V, Tsolia M, Kyriacou A, Kostalos C, Kafetzis D.
Oral L-arginine supplementation and faecal calprotectin levels in very low birth weight
neonates. J Perinatol. 2012 May 3.
58. Syridou G, Mavrikou M, Amanatidou V, Spyridis N, Prasad P, Papaventsis D, Kanavaki S,
Zaoutis T, Tsolia MN. Trends in the epidemiology of childhood tuberculosis in Greece. Int J
Tuberc Lung Dis. 2012 Jun;16(6):749-55.
59. Tsagris V, Nika A, Kyriakou D, Kapetanakis I, Harahousou E, Stripeli F, Maltezou H,
Tsolia M. Influenza A/H1N1/2009 outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit. J Hosp Infect.
2012 May;81(1):36-40.
60. Porta A, Hsia Y, Doerholt K, Spyridis N, Bielicki J, Menson E, Tsolia M, Esposito S, Wong
IC, Sharland M. Comparing neonatal and paediatric antibiotic prescribing between hospitals:
a new algorithm to help international benchmarking. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2012
May;67(5):1278-86.
61. Amanatidou V, Syridou G, Mavrikou M, Tsolia MN. Latent tuberculosis infection in
children: diagnostic approaches. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2012 Jul;31(7):1285-94.
62. Basu Roy R, Sotgiu G, Altet-Gómez N, Tsolia M, Ruga E, Velizarova S, Kampmann B.
Identifying Predictors of Interferon-gamma Release Assay Results in Pediatric Latent
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Tuberculosis: a Protective Role of BCG? Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2012 Jun 14. [Epub
ahead of print]
63. Critselis E, Nastos PT, Theodoridou K, Theodoridou M, Tsolia M, Chatzichristodoulou C,
Papaevangelou V. Time trends in pediatric hospitalizations for varicella infection are
associated with climatic changes: a 22-year retrospective study in a tertiary Grrek referral
center. PLoS One (accepted for publication)
64. Doganis D, Tsolia Μ, Dana H, Bouhoutsou D, Pourtsidis A, MD, Baka M, Varvoutsi M,
Servitzoglou M, Kosmidis H. Compliance with immunization against h1n1 influenza virus
among children with cancer. Pediatr Haematol Oncol (accepted for publication)
Submitted for publication
1. Stripeli F, Logotheti I, Vraila VM, Balta Ch, Patsioura A, Papaevangelou V, Papadatos
I, Baka A, Tsiodras S, Tsolia MN. Clinical characteristics of children hospitalized with
pandemic influenza and comparison with seasonal influenza.
2. Heikkinen T, Tsolia M, Finn A. Vaccination of healthy children against seasonal
influenza: a European perspective.