Ιατρική Σχολή / Medical School: Recent submissions
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Impact of hepatitis B virus infection on the progression of AIDS and mortality in HIV-infected individuals: A cohort study and meta-analysis
(2009)Background. The effect of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection on the natural history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease remains uncertain. Therefore, a retrospective cohort study was conducted to examine the ...
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Surveillance data on paediatric HIV infection and AIDS in Greece.
(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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Migration and HIV epidemic in Greece
(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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Personality variables are associated with colorectal cancer patients' quality of life independent of psychological distress and disease severity
(2010)Objective: The aim of the present study was to test whether psychological distress and personality variables are independently associated with health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in colorectal cancer patients, after ...
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Whiplash injury of the shoulder: Is it a distinct clinical entity?
(2005)The pathophysiology of shoulder pain after whiplash injury remains uncertain. Patients with shoulder pain after a whiplash injury were recruited from the accident and emergency department in a prospective study to determine ...
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Intensified carboplatin regimen with GM-CSF support in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). A Hellenic Co-operative Oncology Group study (HeCOG)
(1997)This is a continuation of a HeCOG previous trial utilizing carboplatin and vindesine in conventional doses as a non-toxic regimen provided easily on an outpatient basis in NSCLC. In the present study we investigated whether ...
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HIV/AIDS: Recent advances in antiretroviral agents
(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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The application of HIV molecular epidemiology to public health
(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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Evaluation of the limiting antigen avidity EIA (LAg) in people who inject drugs in Greece
(2017)This analysis assessed the utility of the limiting antigen avidity assay (LAg). Samples of people who inject drugs (PWID) in Greece with documented duration of HIV-1 infection were tested by LAg. A LAg-normalized optical ...
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Diffuse fasciitis with eosinophilia. A clinicopathologic study
(1980)Three cases of diffuse fasciitis with eosinophilia are presented, and their clinical, laboratory and histologic follow-up are outlined. Furthermore histologic comparison with scleroderma is attempted and the literature is ...
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Miller-Fisher syndrome in association with enterovirus infection
(2012)Miller-Fisher is a rare syndrome of childhood that presents with external ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, and areflexia. It has been mainly associated with a preceding Campylobacter infection and less commonly with other bacterial ...
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Intratumoral CRH modulates immuno-escape of ovarian cancer cells through FasL regulation
(2007)Although corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) and Fas ligand (FasL) have been documented in ovarian carcinoma, a clear association with tumour progression and immuno-escape has not been established. FasL plays an important ...
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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
(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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Responses of canine lymphocytes to allogeneic and autologous islets of Langerhans in mixed cell cultures
(1981)Collagenase-isolated islets might possess specific antigens that might lead to unique alloimmune reactions following islet transplantation. In this report, we have examined lymphocyte immune recognition in vitro, i.e., the ...
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Lung cancer during pregnancy: A narrative review
(2016)Lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer deaths in males for decades, has recently become one of commonest causes for women too. As women delay the start of their family, the co-existence of cancer and pregnancy is ...