Despoina Gkentzi (Greece)

Medical School, University of Patras Paediatrics
I graduated from Athens Medical School in 2002, trained in Paediatrics in the United Kingdom and completed a Fellowship in Paediatric Infectious Diseases (PID) Unit at St George`s Hospital in London. I completed my PID training in Greece as well as my PhD and a Master in Public Health at Patras Medical School, Greece. I am currently working as an Assistant Professor in Paediatrics at Patras Medical School (third largest Medical School in Greece) and as a PID Consultant at University General Hospital of Patras, where I am running the PID clinic for the last 10 years. I have joined the ESPID Committee for Education in 2021 and my main duty is the development of the ESPID Congenital and Perinatal Online Course. My research interests include neonatal infections, congenital infections, antimicrobial stewardship and vaccinology.

Author Of 4 Presentations

 Conference Calendar

Topic 4 Skin Infections or Dermatological Manifestations of Infectious Diseases: Case Discussions Introduction - Part II

Date
Tue, 10.05.2022
Session Time
08:00 - 13:00
Session Type
Walter Marget Workshop
Session Name
0150 - WALTER MARGET EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOP (ID 30)
Room
MC 2 HALL
Presenter
Lecture Time
12:02 - 12:04

Expert

Date
Fri, 13.05.2022
Session Time
07:30 - 08:20
Session Type
Meet The Experts
Session Name
0820 - MEET THE EXPERT: Neonatal Infections (ID 99)
Room
NIKOS SKALKOTAS HALL
Presenter
Lecture Time
07:30 - 07:30

cCMVnet Educational Activities - What We Do?

Date
Thu, 12.05.2022
Session Time
14:00 - 15:30
Session Type
Research Sessions
Session Name
0690 - RESEARCH SESSION 04: Congenital CMV Infection – cCMVnet Actions (ID 93)
Room
DIMITRIS MITROPOULOS HALL
Presenter
Lecture Time
14:15 - 14:20

CHARACTERISTICS OF CHILDREN HOSPITALIZED WITH MIS-C DURING THREE PANDEMIC WAVES IN GREECE

Date
Wed, 11.05.2022
Session Time
13:40 - 15:10
Session Type
Joint Symposium
Session Name
0385 - JOINT SYMPOSIUM: PIDS-ESPID (ID 59)
Room
BANQUETING HALL
Presenter
Lecture Time
14:50 - 14:58

Abstract

Backgrounds:

The Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) is a rare but potentially severe complication of COVID-19.

Methods

This is a retrospective observational study of children aged <18 years hospitalized with MIS-C in 10 tertiary hospitals in Greece during three pandemic waves characterized by different SARS-CoV-2 variant: i. from August 2020 to January 2021 (EU1-B.1.177), ii. from February 2021 to July 2021 (Alpha-B.1.1.7) and iii. from August 2021 to December 2021 (Delta-B.1.617.2). The aim of the study was to document the incidence over time, clinical characteristics and outcome of children admitted with MIS-C in Greek hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Results:

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In total, 119 patients were included, 91.6% (109/119) met the WHO criteria of MIS-C diagnosis: 26.9% (32/119), 39.5% (47/119) and 33.6% (40/119) were hospitalized during the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd study period, respectively. Demographic and clinical characteristics are shown in Table 1. No cases were found before October 2020. The incidence of MIS-C significantly decreased over the three waves from 3.3/1000 to 0.25/1000 confirmed COVID-19 cases (P <0.0001). No other significant difference was observed in the clinical manifestations and disease severity of children hospitalized with MIS-C over the three waves.

Conclusions/Learning Points:

This study indicates that the incidence of MIS-C may vary according to the predominant variant. Outcome remains favourable regardless of the variant leading to MIS-C. Larger studies are needed to clarify if clinical characteristics and/or disease severity may differ, as well.

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Expert

Date
Fri, 13.05.2022
Session Time
07:30 - 08:20
Session Type
Meet The Experts
Session Name
0820 - MEET THE EXPERT: Neonatal Infections (ID 99)
Room
NIKOS SKALKOTAS HALL
Presenter
Lecture Time
07:30 - 07:30

cCMVnet Educational Activities - What We Do?

Date
Thu, 12.05.2022
Session Time
14:00 - 15:30
Session Type
Research Sessions
Session Name
0690 - RESEARCH SESSION 04: Congenital CMV Infection – cCMVnet Actions (ID 93)
Room
DIMITRIS MITROPOULOS HALL
Presenter
Lecture Time
14:15 - 14:20

Topic 4 Skin Infections or Dermatological Manifestations of Infectious Diseases: Case Discussions Introduction - Part II

Date
Tue, 10.05.2022
Session Time
08:00 - 13:00
Session Type
Walter Marget Workshop
Session Name
0150 - WALTER MARGET EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOP (ID 30)
Room
MC 2 HALL
Presenter
Lecture Time
12:02 - 12:04

Moderator of 1 Session

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ORAL PRESENTATION SESSION 02: Neonatal

Session Type
Oral Presentations Session
Date
Wed, 11.05.2022
Session Time
10:00 - 11:00
Room
DIMITRIS MITROPOULOS HALL
Chair(s)

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 e-Posters
AS06.a. Congenital and perinatal infections

EP137 - KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTIONS OF PREGNANT IN WESTERN GREECE ON CONGENITAL CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION (ID 325)

Session Name
0772 - E-Poster Viewing (ID 124)
Presenter
Authors
AS06.a. Congenital and perinatal infections

EP172 - GROUP B STREPTOCOCCUS COLONIZATION IN PREGNANT WOMEN AND NEONATES: INCIDENCE AND RISK FACTORS (ID 1428)

Session Name
0772 - E-Poster Viewing (ID 124)
Presenter
Authors
Availability (Date and Time)
12 May 14.00-15.30
AS06.b. Neonatal sepsis

EP175 - CLINICAL AND MICROBIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF PERSISTENT COAGULASE-NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCAL BACTERAEMIA IN NEONATES (ID 629)

Session Name
0772 - E-Poster Viewing (ID 124)
Presenter
Authors
AS13. COVID 19 and MIS-C

PD002 - INFANT WITH SARS-COV-2 INFECTION CAUSING SEVERE LUNG DISEASE (ID 739)

Session Name
0771 - Meet the Expert Posters (ID 120)
Presenter
Authors
My link to connect
Topic: Sofia Benou's Personal Meeting Room Join Zoom Meeting https://us05web.zoom.us/j/6284621704?pwd=Sm9YZk9DUjRHeERQenEwM1d2WFRqQT09 Meeting ID: 628 462 1704 Passcode: 7y20Jc
Availability (Date and Time)
11 May 2022, 17:30-18:00 Athens time
AS06.a. Congenital and perinatal infections

PD035 - MANAGEMENT OF CONGENITAL CYTOMEGALOVIRUS IN PRETERM AND VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT INFANTS – AN INTERNATIONAL SURVEY OF PRACTICE (ID 1865)

Session Name
0773 - Virtual Poster Discussion Session (ID 129)
Presenter
Authors
My link to connect
https://teams.live.com/meet/9452261029537
Availability (Date and Time)
11/05/2022 14:00-16:00 CET
e-Poster Audio MP3
AS13. COVID 19 and MIS-C

PD050 - THE IMPACT OF PARENTAL VACCINATION AGAINST SARS-COV2 ON PARENTAL AND CHILDHOOD STRESS DURING THE PANDEMIC (ID 500)

Session Name
0290 - Poster Discussion Session 01: COVID Vaccines & Immunology (ID 1)
Presenter
Authors
AS13. COVID 19 and MIS-C

PD088 - CLINICAL OUTCOME IN NEWBORNS OF PERINATALLY COVID-19 INFECTED WOMEN (ID 989)

Session Name
0320 - Poster Discussion Session 04: COVID Effects (ID 4)
Presenter
Authors
AS06.b. Neonatal sepsis

PD149 - PREDICTIVE SCORES IN EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF LATE-ONSET NEONATAL SEPSIS: WHAT HAVE WE DONE SO FAR? A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (ID 689)

Session Name
0730 - Poster Discussion Session 10: Congenital & Perinatal and Neonatal Infections (ID 10)
Presenter
Authors
AS13. COVID 19 and MIS-C

PD161 - SEROPREVALENCE OF SARS-COV-2 INFECTION AMONG CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS IN GREECE (ID 786)

Session Name
0740 - Poster Discussion Session 11: COVID Clinical & Epidemiology (ID 2)
Presenter
Authors
AS13. COVID 19 and MIS-C

PD168 - MULTISYSTEM INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME IN CHILDREN (MIS-C): A NATIONWIDE COLLABORATIVE STUDY IN THE GREEK POPULATION (ID 774)

Session Name
0750 - Poster Discussion Session 12: COVID MIS-C & Post COVID (ID 3)
Presenter
Authors