University of Thessaly

Introduction: Salmonellae are gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic Enterobacteri-aceae consisting of two species, Salmonella enterica and Salmonella bongori. Invasive diseases, such as meningitis, result in hospitalization, short and long-term complications, and high mortality rates. Case Presentation: A 4-month-old baby girl was admitted to a district hospital because of diarrhea and fever. WBC count, urinalysis, urine cultures, and stool cultures were normal. She was treated with intravenous cefuroxime for 5 days. She was discharged on oral cefprozil for 5 days. After the end of therapy, she was admitted again to the same hospital with fever, diarrhea, vomits, and irri-tability. Cerebrospinal fluid examination revealed pleocytosis, while S. enterica was isolated. Em-pirical therapy with ceftriaxone, amikacin, and dexamethasone was started. Because of intracranial hypertension signs, she was transferred to the pediatric intensive care unit of our tertiary hospital. Therapy continued with intravenous ceftriaxone. Brain MRI revealed subarachnoid space dilata-tion. Increased head circumference and pulsating bregmatic fontanel led to a new cerebral MRI, in which ventricular dilatation and extraparenchymal subdural collection were noted. Ceftriaxone was changed to cefotaxime and ciprofloxacin was added. She remained clinically well; her brain MRI, a week later, showed marked improvement, and the course of intravenous antibiotics for 5 weeks was completed. Her baseline immunodeficiency screening tests were normal and repeat MRI two months post-treatment cessation did not reveal the previous abnormalities. Conclusion: Invasive Salmonella diseases, such as meningitis, are very uncommon in industrial countries nowadays, and the optimal management is yet not well established. Late onset of com-plications from Salmonella meningitis warrants more thorough neurodevelopmental follow-ups.

Maria Palyvou; Evangelia Angeli; George Syrogiannopoulos; Evangelia Farmaki; Marianna Tzanoudaki; Gabriel Dimitriou; Anastasia Varvarigou; Despoina Gkentzi. A Case Report of Salmonella enterica Meningitis in an Infant: A Rare Entity not to Forget. Infectious Disorders - Drug Targets 2025, 25, 1 -4.

Maria Palyvou, Evangelia Angeli, George Syrogiannopoulos, Evangelia Farmaki, Marianna Tzanoudaki, Gabriel Dimitriou, Anastasia Varvarigou, Despoina Gkentzi. A Case Report of Salmonella enterica Meningitis in an Infant: A Rare Entity not to Forget. Infectious Disorders - Drug Targets. 2025; 25 (1):1-4.

Maria Palyvou; Evangelia Angeli; George Syrogiannopoulos; Evangelia Farmaki; Marianna Tzanoudaki; Gabriel Dimitriou; Anastasia Varvarigou; Despoina Gkentzi. 2025. "A Case Report of Salmonella enterica Meningitis in an Infant: A Rare Entity not to Forget." Infectious Disorders - Drug Targets 25, no. 1: 1-4.

Rafailia A A Beta; Nikolaos A A Balatsos. Assessing Deadenylation Activity by Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis Using a Fluorescent RNA Substrate. 2025, 2863, 61 -68.

Rafailia A A Beta, Nikolaos A A Balatsos. Assessing Deadenylation Activity by Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis Using a Fluorescent RNA Substrate. . 2025; 2863 ():61-68.

Rafailia A A Beta; Nikolaos A A Balatsos. 2025. "Assessing Deadenylation Activity by Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis Using a Fluorescent RNA Substrate." 2863, no. : 61-68.

: The Mediterranean dietary pattern (MDP) and Japanese dietary pattern (JDP) have received increasing attention from the scientific community and media, predominantly due to their association with increased longevity and health. Although similarities between the two dietary patterns are evident, a detailed comparison between them is still relatively unexplored. This narrative review aimed to explore the similarities and differences between the MDP and JDP in terms of longevity while also reflecting on the adoption of these diets by other populations outside their regions of origin. Both dietary patterns are plant-based, minimally processed, and sustainable for their respective regions and have been shown to significantly prolong life expectancy in different populations. Nevertheless, these dietary patterns also differ in terms of macronutrient ratios, food preparation and consumption and individual cultural characteristics of each population. Additionally, both dietary patterns are part of broader lifestyle patterns, which include other behaviors, such as abstaining from smoking, engaging in regular physical activity, having low stress levels and a sense of community, spirituality/religiousness and purpose. The promotion of these two dietary patterns should be implemented in other regions after considering cultural and socio-economical characteristics.

Evangelia Damigou; Rena Isaac Kosti; Shauna Mae Downs; Nenad Naumovski; Demosthenes Panagiotakos. Comparing The Mediterranean and The Japanese Dietary Pattern in Relation to Longevity - A Narrative Review. Endocrine, Metabolic & Immune Disorders - Drug Targets 2024, 24, 1746 -1755.

Evangelia Damigou, Rena Isaac Kosti, Shauna Mae Downs, Nenad Naumovski, Demosthenes Panagiotakos. Comparing The Mediterranean and The Japanese Dietary Pattern in Relation to Longevity - A Narrative Review. Endocrine, Metabolic & Immune Disorders - Drug Targets. 2024; 24 (15):1746-1755.

Evangelia Damigou; Rena Isaac Kosti; Shauna Mae Downs; Nenad Naumovski; Demosthenes Panagiotakos. 2024. "Comparing The Mediterranean and The Japanese Dietary Pattern in Relation to Longevity - A Narrative Review." Endocrine, Metabolic & Immune Disorders - Drug Targets 24, no. 15: 1746-1755.