Browsing by Author "Nikolopoulos, Georgios K."

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Alcohol and psychoactive drugs increased the pre-hospital mortality in 655 fall-related fatalities in Greece: A call for management protocols

Papadopoulos, I. N.; Bonovas, Stefanos; Kanakaris, Nikolaos K.; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Kotsilianou, Olympia; Konstantoudakis, Georgios; Leukidis, Christos (2012)

Introduction: The frequency of alcohol and psychoactive drugs in fall-related fatalities and their effect on type, severity of injury and location of death constitute the subjects of this study. Methods: A retrospective ...

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Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism and circulating ACE levels are not associated with outcome in critically ill septic patients

Tsantes, Argirio E.; Tsangaris, I.; Kopterides, Petros; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Kalamara, Eleni; Antonakos, Georgios; Kapsimali, Violetta; Gialeraki, Argiri; Dimopoulou, Ioanna; Orfanos, S.; Dima, Kleanthi; Travlou, Anthi S.; Armaganidis, Apostolos (2012)

Background: In critically ill patients independent studies have shown contradictory findings regarding the prognostic significance of the D/D genotype of the I/D angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) polymorphism. The study ...

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Antiretrovirals for HIV exposure prophylaxis

Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Tsiodras, Sotirios; Bonovas, Stefanos; Hatzakis, A. (2012)

Infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) remains a global public health problem. Although the epidemic has not been completely controlled, there was considerable progress in HIV prevention and treatment during the ...

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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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Antivirals used for influenza chemoprophylaxis

Tsiodras, Sotirios; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Bonovas, Stefanos (2012)

Current data about the role of adamantanes and neuraminidase inhibitors (NIs) in the chemoprophylaxis against influenza viruses were reviewed. We found significant evidence favouring the role of NIs in the chemoprophylaxis ...

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Apoptosis and hepatitis C virus infection in renal transplant recipients

Delladetsima, I.; Psichogiou, M.; Alexandrou, P.; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Revenas, K.; Hatzakis, A.; Boletis, J. (2008)

Hepatocellular injury in renal transplant recipients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection remains unclear. The suppressed immune response, in combination with increased viremia levels, provides a unique setting for the ...

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The application of HIV molecular epidemiology to public health

Paraskeva, D.; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Magiorkinis, Gkikas; Hodges-Mameletzis, I.; Hatzakis, A. (2016)

HIV is responsible for one of the largest viral pandemics in human history. Despite a concerted global response for prevention and treatment, the virus persists. Thus, urgent public health action, utilizing novel interventions, ...

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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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The association between plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1) levels, PAI-1 4G/5G polymorphism, and myocardial infarction: A mendelian randomization meta-analysis

Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Bagos, Pantelis G.; Tsangaris, I.; Tsiara, Chrissa G.; Kopterides, Petros; Vaiopoulos, A.; Kapsimali, Violetta; Bonovas, Stefanos; Tsantes, Argirio E. (2014)

Background: The circulating levels of plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1) are increased in individuals carrying the 4G allele at position -675 of the PAI-1 gene. In turn, overexpression of PAI-1 has been found ...

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Association between the plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 4G/5G gene polymorphism and ischemic stroke; A meta-analysis.

Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Tsantes, Argirio E.; Bagos, Pantelis G.; Tsiara, Chrissa G.; Mantzios, Georgios P.; Kapsimali, Violetta; Pappa, Vassiliki; Travlou, Anthi S. (2006)

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Association between the plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 4G/5G polymorphism and venous thrombosis

Tsantes, Argirio E.; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Bagos, Pantelis G.; Rapti, E.; Mantzios, Georgios P.; Kapsimali, Violetta; Travlou, Anthi S. (2007)

The effect of the 675 insertion/deletion (4G/5G) polymorphism of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) gene on the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) remains controversial. In this study, we performed a meta-analysis ...

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Attitudes towards vaccination against seasonal influenza of health-care workers in primary health-care settings in Greece

Dedoukou, Xanthi; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Maragos, Antonios; Giannoulidou, Sophia; Maltezou, Helena C. (2010)

Vaccination of health-care workers (HCWs) against seasonal influenza has been consistently recommended worldwide in order to prevent nosocomial transmission and ensure delivery of health-care services during outbreaks. We ...

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Availability of epinephrine auto-injectors and knowledge of community pharmacists about their use

Pitsios, C.; Vasiliadis, A.; Karakatsanis, K. P.; Matzaras, R.; Minasidis, T.; Nteveros, A.; Samanis, G.; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K. (2019)

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Big events in Greece and HIV infection among people who inject drugs

Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Sypsa, V.; Bonovas, Stefanos; Paraskeva, D.; Malliori-Minerva, Melpomeni; Hatzakis, A.; Friedman, Samuel R. (2015)

Big Events are processes like macroeconomic transitions that have lowered social well-being in various settings in the past. Greece has been hit by the global crisis and experienced an HIV outbreak among people who inject ...

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Biologic Therapies and Risk of Infection and Malignancy in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis

Bonovas, Stefanos; Fiorino, Gionata; Allocca, Mariangela; Lytras, Theodoros; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Peyrin-Biroulet, L.; Danese, Silvio (2016)

Background & Aims Safety issues are a major concern for patients considering treatments for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine whether biologic agents affect ...

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Bisphosphonate use and risk of colorectal cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Bonovas, Stefanos; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Bagos, Pantelis G. (2013)

Aim: A growing body of evidence suggests that bisphosphonates may have chemopreventive potential against colorectal cancer. Our aim was to examine this association through a meta-analysis of observational studies. Methods: ...

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Can statin therapy reduce the risk of melanoma? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Bonovas, Stefanos; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Filioussi, K.; Peponi, Evangelia; Bagos, Pantelis G.; Sitaras, N. M. (2010)

A growing body of literature suggests that statins may have a chemopreventive potential against melanoma through pleiotropic anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, and antiangiogenesis mechanisms. Our aim was to examine this ...

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Cefditoren: Comparative efficacy with other antimicrobials and risk factors for resistance in clinical isolates causing UTIs in outpatients

Hatzaki, Despina; Poulakou, G.; Katsarolis, Ioannis; Lambri, Niki; Souli, M.; Deliolanis, Ioannis; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Lebessi, Evangelia; Giamarellou, Helen (2012)

Background: To investigate a possible role of Cefditoren, a recently marketed in Greece third-generation oral cephalosporin in urinary infections of outpatients.Methods: During a multicenter survey of Enterobacteriaceae ...

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Chlamydia pneumoniae infection and the risk of multiple sclerosis: A meta-analysis

Bagos, Pantelis G.; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Ioannidis, A. (2006)

We conducted a meta-analysis of studies comparing the presence of Chlamydia pneumoniae (Cpn) between multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and other neurological diseases patients or healthy controls. We identified 26 studies ...

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Commentary on pravastatin and cancer: Need for individual patient data meta-analyses

Bonovas, Stefanos; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Sitaras, N. M. (2010)