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Evaluation of the limiting antigen avidity EIA (LAg) in people who inject drugs in Greece by NIKOLOPOULOS, G. K., KATSOULIDOU, A., KANTZANOU, M., ROKKA, C., TSIARA, C., SYPSA, V., PARASKEVIS, D., PSICHOGIOU, M., FRIEDMAN, S., HATZAKIS, A.

“…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…”
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Development and assessment of a novel real-time PCR assay for quantitation of hepatitis D virus RNA to study viral kinetics in chronic hepatitis D by Katsoulidou, A., Manesis, E., Rokka, C., Issaris, C., Pagoni, A., Sypsa, V., Hatzakis, A.

“…Summary Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) infection is a usually severe type of viral hepatitis associated with increased mortality and rapid evolution to cirrhosis…”
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Detection of specific antibodies to HCV-ARF/CORE+1 protein in patients treated with pegylated interferon plus ribavirin by Karamitros, T., Kakkanas, A., Katsoulidou, A., Sypsa, V., Dalagiorgou, G., Mavromara, P., Hatzakis, A.

“…Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major cause for chronic liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma. The HCV‐ARF/core+1 protein is an alternative product…”
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Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Greece: temporal trends in HCV genotype-specific incidence and molecular characterization of genotype 4 isolates by Katsoulidou, A., Sypsa, V., Tassopoulos, N. C., Boletis, J., Karafoulidou, A., Ketikoglou, I., Tsantoulas, D., Vafiadi, I., Hatzis, G., Skoutelis, A., Akriviadis, E., Vasiliadis, T., Kitis, G., Magiorkinis, G., Hatzakis, A.

“…This study aimed to estimate the overall HCV genotype distribution and to reconstruct the HCV genotype‐specific incidence in Greece during the recent decades…”
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Evaluation of the clinical sensitivity for the quantification of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA in plasma: Comparison of the new COBAS TaqMan HIV-1 with three current HIV-RNA assays—LCx HIV RNA quantitative, VERSANT HIV-1 RNA 3.0 (bDNA) and COBAS AMPLICOR HIV-1 Monitor v1.5 by Katsoulidou, Antigoni, Petrodaskalaki, Maria, Sypsa, Vana, Papachristou, Eleni, Anastassopoulou, Cleo G., Gargalianos, Panagiotis, Karafoulidou, Anastasia, Lazanas, Marios, Kordossis, Theodoros, Andoniadou, Anastasia, Hatzakis, Angelos

“…The COBAS TaqMan HIV-1 test (Roche Diagnostics) was compared with the LCx HIV RNA quantitative assay (Abbott Laboratories), the Versant HIV-1 RNA 3.0 (bDNA)…”
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Prevalence of resistance-associated mutations in newly diagnosed HIV-1 patients in Greece by Paraskevis, D., Magiorkinis, E., Katsoulidou, A., Hatzitheodorou, E., Antoniadou, A., Papadopoulos, A., Poulakou, G., Paparizos, V., Botsi, C., Stavrianeas, N., Lelekis, M., Chini, M., Gargalianos, P., Magafas, N., Lazanas, M., Chryssos, G., Petrikkos, G., Panos, G., Kordossis, T., Theodoridou, M., Sypsa, V., Hatzakis, A.

“…The prevalence of HIV-1 drug resistance mutations in naïve patients has been previously shown to differ greatly with the geographic origin. The purpose of this…”
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Analytical and clinical sensitivity of the Procleix Ultrio HIV-1/HCV/HBV assay in samples with a low viral load by Katsoulidou, A., Moschidis, Z., Sypsa, V., Chini, M., Papatheodoridis, G. V., Tassopoulos, N. C, Mimidis, K., Karafoulidou, A., Hatzakis, A.

“…Background and Objectives  The Procleix Ultrio human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV‐1)/hepatitis C virus (HCV)/hepatitis B virus (HBV) (Ultrio) assay…”
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Molecular epidemiology of a hepatitis C virus outbreak in a haemodialysis unit by KATSOULIDOU, A, PARASKEVISL, D, KALAPOTHAKI, V, ARVANITIS, D, KARAYIANNIS, P, HADJICONSTANTINOU, V, HATZAKIS, A

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Immunologic events during the incubation period of hepatitis C virus infection : the role of antibodies to E2 glycoprotein by PSICHOGIOU, M, KATSOULIDOU, A, VAINDIRLI, E, FRANCIS, B, LEE, S. R, HATZAKIS, A

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Evaluation of the Limiting Antigen Avidity EIA (LAg) among people who inject drugs in Greece by NIKOLOPOULOS, GK, KATSOULIDOU, A., KANTZANOU, M., ROKKA, C, TSIARA, C., SYPSA, V., PARASKEVIS, D., PSICHOGIOU, M., FRIEDMAN, S., HATZAKIS, A.

“…This analysis assessed the utility of the Limiting Antigen Avidity (LAg) assay. Samples of people who inject drugs (PWID) in Greece with documented duration of…”
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Liver biopsy is essential in anti-HCV (+) renal transplant patients irrespective of liver function tests and serology for HCV by Boletis, J, Delladetsima, J, Psimenou, E, Vafiadi, I, Tzala, E, Katsoulidou, A, Kostakis, A, Hatzakis, A, Vosnides, G

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Prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis C virus in Greek patients with chronic liver disease by Papatheodoridis, G V, Delladetsima, I, Koutelou, M, Katsoulidou, A, Hatzakis, A, Tassopoulos, N C

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Incidence and patterns of hepatitis C virus seroconversion in a cohort of hemodialysis patients by SYPSA, Vana, PSICHOGIOU, Mina, KATSOULIDOU, Antigoni, SKOUTELIS, Gregory, MOUTAFIS, Spiridon, HADJICONSTANTINOU, Valsamakis, KAKAVAS, John, KALAPOTHAKI, Viktoria, BOLETIS, John, HATZAKIS, Angelos

“…The aim of this multicenter hemodialysis (HD) cohort study is to prospectively investigate the incidence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Greece from…”
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Human Herpesvirus 8 Infection in Hemodialysis Patients by Zavitsanou, Assimina, Sypsa, Vana, Petrodaskalaki, Maria, Psichogiou, Mina, Katsoulidou, Antigoni, Boletis, John, Hadjiconstantinou, Valsamakis, Karalis, Dimitris, Kalapothaki, Victoria, Hatzakis, Angelos

“…Background: The aim of the present study was to evaluate human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) seroprevalence in Greek hemodialysis patients. Patterns of change in HHV-8…”
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Prevalence and Changes in Hepatitis C Virus Genotypes among Multitransfused Persons with Hemophilia by Eyster, M. Elaine, Sherman, Kenneth E., Goedert, James J., Katsoulidou, Antigoni, Hatzakis, Angelos

“…The purpose of this study was to determine hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes and their relationship to HCV RNA levels over time in a cohort of multitransfused…”
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ORIGINAL PAPER: Analytical and clinical sensitivity of the Procleix Ultrio HIV-1/HCV/HBV assay in samples with a low viral load by Katsoulidou, A, Moschidis, Z, Sypsa, V, Chini, M, Papatheodoridis, G V, Tassopoulos, N C, Mimidis, K, Karafoulidou, A, Hatzakis, A

“…The Procleix Ultrio human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)/hepatitis C virus (HCV)/hepatitis B virus (HBV) (Ultrio) assay simultaneously detects HIV-1…”
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Comparison of three current viral load assays for the quantitation of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA in plasma by Katsoulidou, Antigoni, Papachristou, Eleni, Petrodaskalaki, Maria, Sypsa, Vana, Anastassopoulou, Cleo G., Gargalianos, Panagiotis, Karafoulidou, Anastasia, Lazanas, Marios, Kordossis, Theodoros, Andoniadou, Anastasia, Hatzakis, Angelos

“…The LCx HIV RNA quantitative assay (Abbott Laboratories, Delkenheim, Germany) was compared with the Versant HIV-1 RNA 3.0 (bDNA) assay (Bayer, Tarrytown, NY)…”
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Prevalence and changes in hepatitis C virus genotypes among multitransfused persons with hemophilia. The Multicenter Hemophilia Cohort Study by Eyster, M E, Sherman, K E, Goedert, J J, Katsoulidou, A, Hatzakis, A

“…The purpose of this study was to determine hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes and their relationship to HCV RNA levels over time in a cohort of multitransfused…”
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Hepatitis C virus 1b is the dominant genotype in HCV‐related carcinogenesis: A case‐control study by Hatzakis, Angelos, Katsoulidou, Antigoni, Kaklamani, Evangelia, Touloumi, Giota, Koumantaki, Yvonni, Tassopoulos, Nicolaos C., Karvountzis, Gerassimos, Gioustozi, Andreas, Hadziyannis, Stephanos, Trichopoulos, Dimitrios

“…In an ongoing case‐control study in Athens on the etiology of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), an analysis was made in order to assess whether HCV genotype 1b…”
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Molecular epidemiology of a hepatitis C virus outbreak in a haemodialysis unit. Multicentre Haemodialysis Cohort Study on Viral Hepatitis by Katsoulidou, A, Paraskevis, D, Kalapothaki, V, Arvanitis, D, Karayiannis, P, Hadjiconstantiou, V, Hatzakis, A

“…Haemodialysis patients are at high risk of infection by hepatitis C virus. The aim of this study was to investigate a hepatitis C virus outbreak which occurred…”
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