Browsing by Author "Pantavou, Katerina"
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Comparative assessment of budesonide-MMX and mesalamine in active, mild-to-moderate ulcerative colitis: A systematic review and network meta-analysis
Bonovas, Stefanos; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Piovani, Daniele; González‐Lorenzo, Marien; Pantavou, Katerina; Lytras, Theodore; Peyrin‐Biroulet, Laurent; Danese, Silvio (2019)Aims The comparative efficacy, safety and tolerability of budesonide-MMX and oral mesalamine in active, mild-to-moderate ulcerative colitis (UC) are unclear. We conducted a network meta-analysis to fill this evidence gap. ...
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Comparison between Nageotte and flow cytometric counting of residual leucocytes in freshly prepared leucocyte-reduced red blood cell components
Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Kyriakou, Elias; Nearchakos, Nikolaos; Bonovas, Stefanos; Makri, Efstathia; Pantavou, Katerina; Kottaridi, Christine; Gialeraki, Argyri; Douramani, Panagiota; Taichert, Maria; Kapsimali, Violetta; Tsantes, Argirios E. (2018)Background Flow cytometry (FC) and Nageotte hemocytometry represent the most widely accepted methods for counting residual white blood cells (rWBCs) in leucocyte-reduced (LR) blood components. Our aim was to study the ...
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Data on knowledge and beliefs of students, physicians and other health professionals about ethical issues in Cyprus
Christou, Rafaella; Michael, Niki; Stylianou, Eirini; Yiallourou, Anneza I.; Pantavou, Katerina; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K. (2019)This article presents data collected in a field, questionnaire-based survey about ethical issues in the Republic of Cyprus. The participants were students of the University of Cyprus, and physicians and other health ...
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Efficacy and safety of biologic agents and tofacitinib in moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis: A systematic overview of meta-analyses
Pantavou, Katerina; Yiallourou, Anneza I.; Piovani, Daniele; Evripidou, Despo; Danese, Silvio; Peyrin-Biroulet, Laurent; Bonovas, Stefanos; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K. (2019)BackgroundUlcerative colitis (UC) is an inflammatory disease of the colon and rectum. Treatment options include biologics and tofacitinib.ObjectivesWe aim to summarize the evidence on efficacy and safety of biologics and ...
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Epidemiology of breast cancer in Cyprus: Data on newly diagnosed cases and survival rates
Pilavaki, Pampina; Giallouros, George; Yiallourou, Anneza I.; Pantavou, Katerina; Marcou, Yiola; Demetriou, Anna; Scoutellas, Vasos; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K. (2018)This article presents analyzed data on new diagnoses and mortality of breast cancer, between 2005 and 2013, in the Republic of Cyprus. New diagnoses are presented by demographic and clinical/histological variables that ...
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Identifying, linking, and treating people who inject drugs and were recently infected with HIV in the context of a network-based intervention
Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Psichogiou, Mina; Giallouros, George; Pantavou, Katerina; Pavlitina, Eirini; Papadopoulou, Martha; Williams, Leslie D.; Hadjikou, Andria; Kakalou, Eleni; Skoutelis, Athanasios; Protopapas, Konstantinos; Antoniadou, Anastasia; Boulmetis, George; Paraskevis, Dimitrios; Hatzakis, Angelos; Friedman, Samuel R. (2019)Identifying and linking people to care soon after HIV infection could limit viral transmission and protect their health. This work aims at describing the continuum of care among recently HIV-infected people who inject drugs ...
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Laboratory Assessment of the Anticoagulant Activity of Apixaban in Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation
Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Kyriakou, Elias; Katogiannis, Konstantinos; Ikonomidis, Ignatios; Giallouros, George; Rapti, Evdoxia; Taichert, Maria; Pantavou, Katerina; Gialeraki, Argiri; Kousathana, Foteini; Poulis, Aristarchos; Tsantes, Andreas G.; Bonovas, Stefanos; Kapsimali, Violetta; Tsivgoulis, Georgios; Tsantes, Argirios E. (2018)Our aim is to determine the most appropriate laboratory tests, besides anti-factor Xa (anti-FXa) chromogenic assays, to estimate the degree of anticoagulation with apixaban and compare it with that of rivaroxaban in ...
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Molecular investigation of HIV-1 cross-group transmissions during an outbreak among people who inject drugs (2011-2014) in Athens, Greece
Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Paraskevis, Dimitrios; Sypsa, Vana; Psichogiou, Mina; Pantavou, Katerina; Kostaki, Evangelia; Karamitros, Timokratis; Paraskeva, Dimitra; Schneider, John; Malliori, Melpomeni; Friedman, Samuel R.; Des Jarlais, Don C.; Daikos, Georgios L.; Hatzakis, Angelos (2018)New diagnoses of HIV-1 infection among people who inject drugs (PWID) rocketed in Athens, Greece between 2011 and 2014 (HIV-1 outbreak). Our aim was to identify, during that period, potential cross-group transmissions ...
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Near Full-length Genomic Sequencing and Molecular Analysis of HIV-Infected Individuals in a Network-based Intervention (TRIP) in Athens, Greece: Evidence that Transmissions Occur More Frequently from those with High HIV-RNA
Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Kostaki, Evangelia-Georgia; Frampton, Daniel; Paraskevis, Dimitrios; Pantavou, Katerina; Ferns, Bridget; Raffle, Jade; Grant, Paul; Kozlakidis, Zisis; Hadjikou, Andria; Pavlitina, Eirini; Williams, Leslie D.; Hatzakis, Angelos; Friedman, Samuel R.; Nastouli, Eleni (2018)BACKGROUND: TRIP (Transmission Reduction Intervention Project) was a network-based, contact tracing approach to locate and link to care, mostly people who inject drugs (PWID) with recent HIV infection. OBJECTIVE: We ...
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Perceived air quality and particulate matter pollution based on field survey data during a winter period
Pantavou, Katerina; Psiloglou, Basil; Lykoudis, Spyridon; Mavrakis, Anastasios; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K. (2018)Outdoor air pollution and especially particulate matter pollution is a major environmental health issue that raises concerns of scientists and policy makers. This study focuses on air quality perception in relation to ...
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Safety of biological therapies in ulcerative colitis: An umbrella review of meta-analyses
Bonovas, Stefanos; Pantavou, Katerina; Evripidou, Despo; Bastiampillai, Anan Judina; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Peyrin-Biroulet, Laurent; Danese, Silvio (2018)
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Thromboelastometry for diagnosis of neonatal sepsis-associated coagulopathy: an observational study
Nikolopoulos, Georgios; Sokou, Rozeta; Giallouros, George; Konstantinidi, Aikaterini; Pantavou, Katerina; Bonovas, Stefanos; Lytras, Theodore; Kyriakou, Elias; Lambadaridis, Ioannis; Gounaris, Antonis; Douramani, Panagiota; Valsami, Serena; Kapsimali, Violetta; Iacovidou, Nicoletta; Tsantes, Argirios E. (2018)Our aim was to evaluate the potential role of standard extrinsically activated thromboelastometry (EXTEM) assay in the early detection of neonatal sepsis. We studied 91 hospitalized neonates categorized in two groups: group ...