Browsing by Author "Bonovas, Stefanos"
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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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Efficacy and safety of more intensive lowering of LDL cholesterol [1]
Bonovas, Stefanos; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Sitaras, N. M. (2011)
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Environmental Risk Factors for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: An Umbrella Review of Meta-analyses
Piovani, Daniele; Danese, Silvio; Peyrin-Biroulet, Laurent; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Lytras, Theodore; Bonovas, Stefanos (2019)BACKGROUND & AIMS: Multiple environmental factors have been associated with the development of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs). We performed an umbrella review of meta-analyses to summarize available epidemiologic ...
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An epidemiological overview of malaria in Bangladesh
Islam, Nazrul; Bonovas, Stefanos; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K. (2013)Bangladesh is one of the four major malaria-endemic countries in South-East Asia having approximately 34% of its population at risk of malaria. This paper aims at providing an overview of the malaria situation in this ...
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High-burden epidemics in Greece in the era of economic crisis. Early signs of a public health tragedy
Bonovas, Stefanos; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K. (2012)Background. Economic hardships have unleashed epidemics of infectious diseases in many countries in the past. In the era of the current financial crisis in Greece, it is interesting to assess the preliminary evidence ...
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HIV and antiretroviral drugs: Current status and new challengess
Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Bonovas, Stefanos (2017)
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HIV/AIDS: Recent advances in antiretroviral agents
Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Bonovas, Stefanos; Tsantes, Argirio E.; Sitaras, N. M. (2009)Despite the considerable progress in antiretroviral therapy, the eradication of HIV-1 remains unfeasible. Therefore, novel agents are under investigation. The aim of this review is to summarize the conventional compounds, ...
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Influenza vaccination: Cassandra's prophecy
Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Tsiodras, Sotirios; Bonovas, Stefanos (2012)
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Interleukin gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to HIV-1 infection: a meta-analysis
Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Tsiara, Chrissa G.; Dimou, Niki L.; Pantavou, Katerina G.; Bagos, Pantelis G.; Mensah, Benedicta; Talias, Michael; Braliou, Georgia G.; Paraskeva, Dimitra; Bonovas, Stefanos; Hatzakis, Angelos (2018)Some subjects are repeatedly exposed to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), yet they remain uninfected. This suggests the existence of host-resistance mechanisms. The current study synthesizes the evidence regarding the ...
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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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Laboratory Assessment of the Anticoagulant Activity of Dabigatran
Kyriakou, Elias; Ikonomidis, Ignatios; Stylos, D.; Bonovas, Stefanos; Papadakis, I.; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Kokoris, Styliani; Kalantzis, Dimitrios; Economopoulou, Christine; Kopterides, Petros; Lekakis, John; Tsantes, Argirio E. (2015)Background: Our aim was to identify laboratory assays in order to assess the anticoagulant effects of dabigatran etexilate (DE). Methods: Twenty patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation treated on DE (110 mg per os ...
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Letter to the editor: influenza-associated mortality and oseltamivir: beware of misstepping into stepwise procedures
Lytras, Theodore; Bonovas, Stefanos; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Tsiodras, Sotirios (2019)eurosurveillance.org is the online home of Eurosurveillance, Europe's journal on infectious disease surveillance, epidemiology, prevention and control.
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The media: A public health partner or an unintentional enemy?
Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Bonovas, Stefanos (2010)
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Motor vehicle collision fatalities involving alcohol and illicit drugs in Greece: The need for management protocols and a reassessment of surveillance
Papadopoulos, I. N.; Bonovas, Stefanos; Kanakaris, Nikolaos K.; Konstantiadou, Ioanna; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Konstantoudakis, Georgios; Leukidis, Christos (2010)Aims: The frequency and the effect of alcohol and illicit drugs on injury type, severity and location of death in motor vehicle collision (MVC) fatalities were investigated. Design: Retrospective case-control study based ...
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On the criteria used for assessing the risk of bias in randomized trials included in systematic reviews and meta-analyses addressing adverse effects
Bonovas, Stefanos; Lytras, Theodoros; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K. (2015)
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Pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV: Evidence and perspectives
Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Christaki, Eirini; Paraskeva, D.; Bonovas, Stefanos (2017)HIV remains an important public health issue worldwide. However, new prevention approaches have recently been developed and are very promising. Antiretroviral treatment as prevention, or as a prophylaxis after exposure to ...
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Recent advances in the treatment of HIV/HBV and HIV/HCV co-infection
Masgala, Aikaterini; Bonovas, Stefanos; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K. (2012)Concurrent infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) in patients positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is relatively common. The treatment of co-infected individuals is rather complex ...
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Reference ranges of thromboelastometry in healthy full-term and pre-term neonates
Sokou, R.; Foudoulaki-Paparizos, Leontini; Lytras, Theodoros; Konstantinidi, Aikaterini; Theodoraki, M.; Lambadaridis, Ioannis; Gounaris, Antonis; Valsami, S.; Politou, M.; Gialeraki, Argiri; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Iacovidou, Nicoletta; Bonovas, Stefanos; Tsantes, Argirio E. (2017)Rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM) is an attractive method for rapid evaluation of hemostasis in neonates. Currently, no reference values exist for ROTEM assays in full-term and pre-term neonates. Our aim was to establish ...
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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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Short Term Success of Treatments to Salvage Thrombosed or Failing Synthetic Arteriovenous Grafts in End Stage Renal Disease: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials
Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Yiallourou, Anneza I.; Argyriou, Christos; Bonovas, Stefanos; Georgiadis, Georgios S.; Lazarides, Miltos K. (2019)Objective There is currently uncertainty regarding the ideal treatment to salvage thrombosed or failing synthetic arteriovenous grafts (AVGs) in patients with end stage renal disease. Therefore, a systematic review up to ...