Chapters authored
Correlates of Mobbing among Medical Residents in a University General Hospital: The Experience from Greece and Review of Literature
The term “mobbing” (moral harassment) in the workplace is defined as the systematic and persistent intimidation, the insult, the exclusion, and the unfair behavior toward a target person. There is little experience regarding mobbing in Greek hospitals, especially among medical residents. In this study, 92 medical residents from the University General Hospital of Patras, Greece (UGHP) were challenged to complete the Einarsen Negative Acts Questionnaire revised (NAQ-R) along with their demographic characteristics. Sector specialty of participants: Internal Medicine, Surgical, and Laboratory Sector. No statistically significant difference occurred relative to sex (p = 0.14), training (p = 0.735), the specialty years (p = 0.478), or years of work as a trainee in UGHP (p = 0.052). Statistically significant difference (p = 0.0174) occured with respect to: (a) age, where at age group 25–35 with regard to to age groups 35–35 and 45–55, and (b) Sector (p = 0.0043) with higher score in the Sector of Surgery, and lowest in the Laboratory Sector (mean = 45.4). Not much data are available regarding the mobbing phenomenon among medical residents worldwide. A review of the literature is also attempted in this study. This research is a pioneer in the Greek medical sector.
Part of the book: Stress-Related Disorders
Virulence Factors of Chlamydia Spp. Involving Human Infections
Chlamydia spp. are the culprit of many human infections with severe complications, especially involving human eye, reproductive system, and lungs. The scope of the project is to delineate the virulence factors of the bacterium that facilitate invasion in human tissues, their mechanism of action, the ability to hide from immune system and the complications of infection. Chlamydia spp. are obligate intracellular pathogens that in their evolution, they use multiple mechanisms to enter host cell, to form the inclusion body, and to promote intracellular replication and survival. The T3SS effectors, the inclusion membrane proteins (Incs), are not only structural components of the membrane but also interfere with the host cell pathways. They also have an atypical mechanism of cell division. Description of the mechanisms of pathogenicity may lead to the development of new ways to face this major pathogen.
Part of the book: Chlamydia