Browsing by Author "Masgala, Aikaterini"

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      Antiviral drugs in the prophylaxis of HBV infection 

      Masgala, Aikaterini; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Tsiodras, Sotirios; Bonovas, Stefanos; Sitaras, N. M. (2012)
      Reactivation of hepatitis B infection (HBV) is known to occur in liver graft recipients and in chronic carriers of the surface antigen of HBV who receive immunosuppressive therapy. The use of hepatitis B immune globulin ...
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      Assessing the secular trends in the transmission of HIV in Greece 

      Tsantes, Argirio E.; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Masgala, Aikaterini; Paraskeva, D. (2005)
      Objective: To evaluate the current trends in HIV transmission in Greece. Methods: A retrospective study of HIV infected individuals reported to the Hellenic Center for Infectious Diseases Control (HCIDC) was conducted. ...
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      Cytokine gene polymorphisms in multiple sclerosis: A meta-analysis of 45 studies including 7379 cases and 8131 controls 

      Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Masgala, Aikaterini; Tsiara, Chrissa G.; Limitsiou, O. K.; Karnaouri, Anthi C.; Dimou, Niki L.; Bagos, Pantelis G. (2011)
      Many environmental and genetic factors have been implicated in the development of multiple sclerosis. However, the aetiology has not been clarified yet. Therefore, using a meta-analytic approach, we tried to probe the ...
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      Epidemiology of aids defining conditions in Greece 

      Masgala, Aikaterini; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Tsantes, Argirio E.; Paraskeva, D. (2004)
      Objective: To examine the secular trends of all AIDS opportunistic infections to occur first (Ols) in Greece, by year, by gender and by mode of transmission. Methods: The study included all AIDS defining conditions reported ...
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      Migration and HIV epidemic in Greece 

      Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Arvanitis, Michail; Masgala, Aikaterini; Paraskeva, D. (2005)
      Background: Over the last decade, Greece has experienced a massive influx of migrants from countries in South Eastern/Central Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa. This study aimed to estimate the percentage and the ...
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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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      Risk factors affecting the incidence of infection after orthopaedic surgery: The role of chemoprophylaxis 

      Masgala, Aikaterini; Chronopoulos, Efstathios; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Sourlas, J.; Lallos, Stergios; Brilakis, Emmanuel; Lazarettos, John; Efstathopoulos, Nikolaos (2012)
      The incidence of surgical site infection and urinary tract infection following orthopaedic procedures has diminished in recent years due to modern antimicrobial prophylaxis. We conducted a case-control study (100 cases, ...
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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 ...