Browsing by Author "Paraskeva, D."

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      Network characteristics of people who inject drugs within a new HIV epidemic following austerity in Athens, Greece 

      Tsang, M. A.; Schneider, J. A.; Sypsa, V.; Schumm, P.; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Paraskeva, D.; Friedman, Samuel R.; Malliori-Minerva, Melpomeni; Hatzakis, A. (2015)
      Background: Greece experienced an unprecedented increase in HIV cases among drug injectors in 2011 after economic crisis. Network-level factors are increasingly understood to drive HIV transmission in emerging epidemics. ...
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      A network intervention that locates and intervenes with recently HIV-infected persons: The Transmission Reduction Intervention Project (TRIP) 

      Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Pavlitina, E.; Muth, Stephen Q.; Schneider, J. A.; Psichogiou, M.; Williams, L. D.; Paraskeva, D.; Sypsa, V.; Magiorkinis, Gkikas; Smyrnov, P.; Korobchuk, Anya; Vasylyeva, T. I.; Skaathun, B.; Malliori-Minerva, Melpomeni; Kafetzopoulos, Evangelos; Hatzakis, A.; Friedman, Samuel R. (2016)
      Early treatment, soon after infection, reduces HIV transmissions and benefits patients. The Transmission Reduction Intervention Project (TRIP) evaluated a network intervention to detect individuals recently infected (in ...
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      Overview of HIV molecular epidemiology among people who inject drugs in Europe and Asia 

      Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Kostaki, Evangelia-Georgia; Paraskeva, D. (2016)
      HIV strains continuously evolve, tend to recombine, and new circulating variants are being discovered. Novel strains complicate efforts to develop a vaccine against HIV and may exhibit higher transmission efficiency and ...
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      Post-exposure prophylaxis after non-occupational exposure to HIV in Greece 

      Raftopoulos, V.; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Konte, Vasileia; Pylli, M.; Tsiara, Chrissa G.; Makri, Efraxia; Paraskeva, D. (2008)
      Aim: To assess the use of post-exposure prophylaxis after a non-occupational exposure to HIV in Greece. Methods: We analysed the data that were reported to the Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention by physicians ...
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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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      Prevalence of drug resistance among HIV-1 treatment-naive patients in Greece during 2003–2015: Transmitted drug resistance is due to onward transmissions 

      Paraskeva, D.; Kostaki, Evangelia-Georgia; Magiorkinis, Gkikas; Gargalianos, Panagiotis; Xylomenos, G.; Magiorkinis, Emmanouil; Lazanas, Marios; Chini, M.; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Skoutelis, A.; Papastamopoulos, V.; Antoniadou, Anastasia; Papadopoulos, A.; Psichogiou, M.; Daikos, Georgios L.; Oikonomopoulou, M.; Zavitsanou, A.; Chrysos, Georgios; Paparizos, V.; Kourkounti, S.; Sambatakou, H.; Sipsas, N. V.; Lada, M.; Panagopoulos, P.; Maltezos, E.; Drimis, S.; Hatzakis, A. (2017)
      Background The prevalence of HIV-1 drug resistance among treatment-naïve patients ranges between 8.3% and 15% in Europe and North America. Previous studies showed that subtypes A and B were the most prevalent in the Greek ...
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      Rapid Decline in HIV Incidence among Persons Who Inject Drugs during a Fast-Track Combination Prevention Program after an HIV Outbreak in Athens 

      Sypsa, V.; Psichogiou, M.; Paraskeva, D.; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Tsiara, Chrissa G.; Paraskeva, D.; Micha, Katerina; Malliori-Minerva, Melpomeni; Pharris, Anastasia; Wiessing, L.; Donoghoe, Martin; Friedman, Samuel R.; Jarlais, Don Des; Daikos, Georgios L.; Hatzakis, A. (2017)
      Background. A "seek-test-treat" intervention (ARISTOTLE) was implemented in response to an outbreak of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among persons who inject drugs (PWID) in Athens. We assess trends in HIV ...
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      Socially-Integrated Transdisciplinary HIV Prevention 

      Friedman, Samuel R.; Jr, M. J. Downing; Smyrnov, P.; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Schneider, J. A.; Livak, B.; Magiorkinis, Gkikas; Slobodianyk, L.; Vasylyeva, T. I.; Paraskeva, D.; Psichogiou, M.; Sypsa, V.; Malliori-Minerva, Melpomeni; Hatzakis, A. (2014)
      Current ideas about HIV prevention include a mixture of primarily biomedical interventions, socio-mechanical interventions such as sterile syringe and condom distribution, and behavioral interventions. This article presents ...
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      Surveillance data on paediatric HIV infection and AIDS in Greece. 

      Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Konte, Vasileia; Masgala, Aikaterini; Eleni, E.; Tsantes, Argirio E.; Paraskeva, D. (2004)
      In Greece, HIV/AIDS surveillance is conducted by the Hellenic Centre for Infectious Diseases Control. The AIDS case reporting system was implemented in 1984, followed by notification of HIV infections in 1998. This article ...
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      Surveillance of HIV exposure and postexposure prophylaxis among health care workers in Greece 

      Konte, Vasileia; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Raftopoulos, V.; Pylli, M.; Tsiara, Chrissa G.; Makri, Efraxia; Paraskeva, D. (2007)
      Objective: Many developed countries have implemented surveillance systems for monitoring occupational exposure to HIV. The aim of the present study was to analyze surveillance data on HIV postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) for ...
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      Trends in HIV surveillance data in the EU/EEA, 2005 to 2014: New HIV diagnoses still increasing in men who have sex with men 

      Pharris, Anastasia; Quinten, C.; Tavoschi, L.; Spiteri, G.; Amato-Gauci, A. J.; Schmid, D.; Sasse, A.; Beckhoven, D. Van; Varleva, T.; Blazic, Tatjana Nemeth; Koliou, M.; Hadjihannas, L.; Maly, M.; Cowan, Susan; Rüütel, K.; Liitsola, K.; Salminen, M.; Cazein, F.; Pillonel, J.; Lot, F.; Gunsenheimer-Bartmeyer, Barbara; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Paraskeva, D.; Dudas, M.; Briem, H.; Sigmundsdottir, G.; Igoe, D.; O’Donnell, K.; O’Flanagan, D.; Suligoi, B.; Konova, S.; Erne, S.; Caplinskiene, I.; Jean-Schmit, C.; Melillo, J. M.; Melillo, T.; Coul, E. Op De; Blystad, H.; Rosinska, M.; Diniz, A.; Mardarescu, Mariana; Truska, P.; Klavs, I.; Diez, M.; Avdicova, Maria; Delpech, Valerie (2015)
      Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission remains significant in Europe. Rates of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) have declined, but not in all countries. New HIV diagnoses have increased among native and ...